Avon Breast Screening NHS

15/10/2025

09/10/2025

Introducing lovely Cathy the newest member of our nursing team, photographed at last week's Health & Wellbeing Event (Stockwood Medical Centre). Thank you to everyone who came & look forward to the next one!

06/10/2025

Our Matron Siny Thankachan at the Bristol Arabic Community Event last week, a great event with lots of engaged members of the community. Thank you to everyone that came & look forward to the next one!

02/10/2025

October is here, and that means it’s officially 💗

This is your reminder to pause, check your chest and 🍒

Stay tuned for empowering reminders, chest-checking tips, and some exciting collabs we can’t wait to share 👀

[image description: illustration promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with seven diverse characters posing as if examining their chests with the phrase "Feel It On the First" prominently displayed in the middle of the artwork in big pink letters. the background is different shades of pink and features sparkles, bras and colourful bunting]

01/10/2025

In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to share Black Women Rising UK's podcast – The Untold Cancer Stories podcast from Black Women Rising UK. This deeply moving series shares thought provoking, personal stories from the Black community about their journeys with cancer in the UK.

These voices deserve to be heard by everyone. This podcast is an eye opening account of the real experiences behind the statistics and gives us the opportunity to grow in empathy and understanding.

Together, as healthcare professionals and community members, we can learn, reflect, and commit to delivering care that truly meets the needs of all patients—with compassion, respect, and awareness.

Link to listen below:

Award winning breast cancer survivor & community activist Leanne Pero set up the Black Women Rising cancer project in 2017, aimed at raising vital cancer awareness within the Black community & provide support for Black cancer patients/ survivors whilst they undergo cancer treatment & exp...

01/10/2025

⏰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

Look out for any changes in skin texture, such as dimpling or puckering. This can look similar to orange peel.Do the monthly, it could save y...

24/09/2025

📣 Calling all NBT staff and Southmead locals 📣

Find us in the main building/Atrium every Tuesday from (7th-21st) October for 🎗Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🎗.

We will be available to answer any questions or concerns you may have, discuss breast screening, general breast health and awareness.

📞 Cant wait until then? Call our nursing team on 01174147072 and we will be happy to help with any breast screening concerns or questions. 📞

17/09/2025

🍋Do you know your lemons?🍋

Visit the brilliant website below to find out how many of the signs and symptoms you know??

https://www.knowyourlemons.org/

Notice any of these yourselves? Contact your GP right away.

Any questions or concerns?

Call our nursing team on 01174147072.

We educate worldwide for the early detection of breast cancer through our app, classes, and campaign.

17/09/2025

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

➡️Clevedon (at Tesco)

➡️Filton (at Sainsburys)

➡️Paulton Hospital



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 ✉️):

➡️Tyntesfield Medical Group

➡️Gloucester Road

➡️Pembroke Road

➡️Clevedon Medical

➡️Somer Valley Medical Group (Somerton House Surgery, and St Chad’s Surgery)



📣LAST CALL:

➡️Monks Park

➡️Horfield Health Centre

➡️ Concord Medical Centre



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

➡️Family Practice Western College

➡️The Park Medical Practice

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

13/09/2025

Throw back to our joint stall at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2025 with Research at North Bristol NHS Trust, a great event with lots of engagement from people attending the event. We hope to see you all again next year!

08/09/2025

Curious about breast screening? The Breast Cancer Now link below tells you everything you need to know!

Any questions? ..Call our breast screening nurses on 01174147072.

Learn what breast screening is, what it involves and how you may get your results. And find out what you need to know about breast screening after 70.