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Guidance: Opting out of breast screening

Nhs England

October 14
13:27 2024

This guidance is for health professionals working in the NHS Breast Screening Programme (BSP) and includes information on:

  • temporarily opting out
  • permanently opting out
  • opting back into the screening programme

It includes the forms health professionals will need to perform their duties.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

Updates to this page

Published 7 February 2020
Last updated 14 October 2024 +show all updates
  1. Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

  2. All attached forms have been updated.

  3. Added 'New registration request form'.

  4. First published.

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