Avon Breast Screening NHS

14/07/2025

Our Matron Siny Thankachan at the Shraddha Wellness Centre in Southmead on 21/06/25 spreading awareness on breast screening, self-examination and general breast health to the Indian Community.

11/07/2025

Some pictures from the recent "Keeping Healthy" event in Knowle 16/07/25 with Sirona care & health for the Learning Disability community.

A massive thank you to all who came and engaged with us. We look forward to working with you all again soon.

07/07/2025

Avon Breast Screening and Matron Siny Thankachan talking all things breast screening, health & awareness at the Health and Wellbeing Event at The Wellspring Settlement 16/06/25 with the South Asian Community,Chinese Community Wellbeing Society and Dhek Ball for collaborating to create this extremely valuable event.

02/07/2025

Thank you for having us what a wonderful event!

02/07/2025

Avon Breast Screening on 14/06/2025 for Rainbow of Health Event in Lockleaze for people with a learning disability and their carers. What a great day thank you to all who came and chatted with us and to North Bristol NHS Trust and "My Community Bristol" for organising.

Looking forward to the next one!

01/07/2025

⏰This is your monthly reminder to check your chest ⏰📣

🤔 Have you checked your chest this month?
🤯Worried about forgetting every month?
😵‍Don't know what to check for or how to check?

Find all the answers to the above questions in the link below (including a text reminder service from CoppaFeel!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qFJXqlWpy4...
https://coppafeel.org/get-a-reminder/sms-reminders/
https://coppafeel.org/breast-cancer-info.../how-do-i-check

26/06/2025

📣Our mobile units are currently at the following locations📣:

➡️Filton (at Sainsburys)

➡️ Paulton Hospital

➡️Yate (at Morrison’s)

As well as our static screening centres at:

➡️Tower Hill (Central Health Clinic)

➡️Avon Breast Screening (Breast Care Centre, Beaufort House)

📞Call 01174147070 to book your mammogram now.

📣ATTENTION: The next GP surgeries we are currently calling are the following (look out for your invitation letter ✉️):

➡️ Horfield Health Centre

➡️ Monks Park

➡️ Wellington Road

➡️ Elm Hayes
➡️ Three Shires
➡️ Gloucester Road

📣LAST CALL:

Shire Group Practice
Westfield Surgery
Stoke Gifford Medical Centre


📣NEXT UP: We will soon be calling the following GP surgery (look out for your invitation letter ✉️):

➡️Concord Medical Centre



📲Please follow our page for more information on all things breast screening, general breast health & the location of our mobile screening units 📲

23/06/2025

📣 Deafblind Awareness Week 23rd-29th June 2025 📣

It is deafblind awareness week this week, if you or someone you know is deafblind and needs any adjustments to your upcoming mammogram appointment then please call our nursing team on 01174147072. 📞

To find out more information on deafblindness visit Deafblind UK's page or the website below:

Join us to shout about sight and hearing loss this Deafblind Awareness Week! 23 - 29 June 2025 Deafblind Awareness Week is a key event in our calendar and every year, we strive to help more and more

16/06/2025

Learning Disability Awareness week (16th-22nd June 2025).

❓ Do you or someone you know have a learning disability and need a mammogram?

❓ We offer learning disability friendly clinics including; quieter waiting rooms, pre-appointment introductions/tours and extended appointment times.

📞 If you need any other adjustments, we’d be happy to do our best to accommodate these, call our friendly nursing team on 01174147072 to discuss.

Watch our video "Do The Test GO FOR IT!" ...Taking the fear out of Breast Screening.

https://youtu.be/Y8wX0euRc8U

For further information about learning disability awareness week visit Mencap or visit the website below:

https://www.mencap.org.uk/learningdisabilityweek

‘Do the Test – Go for it’ is a breast screening film for women with learning disabilities, showing clearly what happens during the process of having a mammog...

09/06/2025

📣 Join us with Sirona care & health on Monday 16th June at The Park Centre, Knowle (conference rooms 2 and 3) between 10am-1pm for a free event for people with a learning disability and their carers. 📣

We will be there to inform people about breast screening and breast awareness as well as answering any questions or concerns.

There will also be a wide range of other health and well being services and refreshments.

05/06/2025

03/06/2025

📣Our mobile units are currently at the following locations📣:

➡️Filton (at Sainsburys)

➡️ Paulton Hospital

➡️Yate (at Morrison’s)

As well as our static screening centres at:

➡️Tower Hill (Central Health Clinic)

➡️Avon Breast Screening (Breast Care Centre, Beaufort House)

📞Call 01174147070 to book your mammogram now.

📣ATTENTION: The next GP surgeries we are currently calling are the following (look out for your invitation letter ✉️):

➡️Horfield Health Centre

➡️Frome Valley Medical Centre

➡️Stoke Gifford Medical Centre

➡️Shire Group Practice

➡️Westfield Surgery

📣LAST CALL:

Courtside Surgery
Hope House Surgery


📣NEXT UP: We will soon be calling the following GP surgery (look out for your invitation letter ✉️):

➡️Monks Park Surgery

📲Please follow our page for more information on all things breast screening, general breast health & the location of our mobile screening units 📲