South West Scotland Breast Screening

07/01/2026

The mobile van will be leaving Girvan Community Hospital
on the 9th January 2026.

The mobile will then be going to Mountainhall Treatment Ctre Car Park
Bankend Road
Dumfries
DG1 4AP.

All eligible women will be lettered by us so please make sure your GP has your correct address.

The order of screening will be:

Lochthorn Medical Practice 19/01/2026

Charlotte Medical Practice 10/02/2026

St Michaels Medical Practice 06/04/2026

Gilbrae Medical Practice 14/05/2026

Greyfriars Medical Practice 27/07/2026

06/01/2026

🎉 Make Breast Health Your New Year’s Resolution 🎉

As we step into a new year, let’s make our health a priority 💗 Get into the habit of checking your breasts regularly so you know what’s normal for you. If you notice any changes, don’t wait – contact your GP.

If you’re invited to a breast screening appointment, make it part of your resolution to attend. Screening can detect breast cancer early, often before symptoms appear, and early detection can save lives.

This year, take time for yourself. ✔️
Check your breasts ✔️
Attend screening appointments ✔️
Encourage the women you care about to do the same 🩷

A small resolution could make a life-saving difference. 🩷

02/12/2025

📣 Important Update from South West Scotland Breast Screening 📣

We’re currently experiencing an issue with our printers, which means appointment letters are not being sent out at the moment.
If you have a mobile number registered with us, you will still receive a text reminder, but please note that the text does not include the clinic location.

👉 What you need to do:
If you receive a text OR think you may be due for screening soon, please contact us so we can confirm your details:

📞 South West Scotland Breast Screening: 01294 323506
or Email aa-uhb.breastscreening@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

Our team will be happy to confirm:
✔️ Whether you have an upcoming appointment
✔️ Your appointment time
✔️ The clinic location
✔️ Any other information you may need

We’re working hard to resolve the printing issue and apologise for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause. Thank you for your patience and understanding 💗

Please share this post to help us reach as many women as possible — early detection saves lives.

01/12/2025

1st of December🎄 and this is a friendly reminder to check your breasts.
If you find anything that is not normal for you please go to your GP for a check.💖

27/11/2025

🎄🧑‍🎄CHRISTMAS RAFFLE TIME 🧑‍🎄🎄
We are feeling festive-and what better way to spread some Christmas cheer than with a raffle 🎁🎁.
We have two amazing hampers up for grabs, packed with goodies to make your holidays even brighter!
All proceeds will go to two wonderful charities :
💖Cash For Kids
💙Megan's Space

🎟️Tickets are just £1 per strip and can be purchased from Breast Screening Ayrshire Central Hospital.

Your support makes a difference this Christmas.🧑‍🎄🎄🎄Good luck- and thank you for helping us spread some festive kindness! 🌟

21/11/2025

When you get your screening appointment will depend on the GP practice you're registered with. Don't worry if your appointment doesn't arrive as soon as you turn 50. Each GP practice takes part in the screening programme every three years so you may not receive your first invitation until you're nearly 53.

14/11/2025

We all get busy ‘juggling’ life commitments especially with the festive season upon us but don’t forget to check your breasts this November. 💖🎀

07/11/2025

Other formats can be found here
https://www.nhsinform.scot/translations/

03/11/2025

🎇November is upon us and the start of the month is a good time to do a self examination of your breasts. 💌

Anything not normal for you should be discussed with your GP.

30/10/2025

🎀💖 WOW… we are absolutely blown away! 💖🎀

Our raffle for Breast Cancer Now raised an incredible £300, and when we add that to the total from our bake sale, we’ve hit a truly amazing £1,000 raised in total! 😍👏

We honestly can’t believe it — what a fantastic result! We’re so incredibly grateful to everyone who baked, bought, donated, organised, or simply spread the word. Every single person helped make this possible, and we couldn’t be prouder of what we’ve achieved together. 💪💗

Thank you all for your amazing generosity and support — what a community! 🌸✨

29/10/2025

On Monday we held our Macmillan Cancer Support bake sale. 🎂
Check out these amazing cakes baked by our own staff.
A big thank you to all who supported us .
We raised £700.00 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

www.macmillan.org.uk

15/10/2025