High Risk Breast Screening Episode
A High Risk Breast Screening Episode is a Breast Screening Episode for a woman who has been identified as being at significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer than the population average, meeting the specific criteria for inclusion in the NHS Breast Cancer Screening High Risk Surveillance programme.
Description
A High Risk Breast Screening Episode is a Breast Screening Episode, which is an ACTIVITY GROUP.
A High Risk Breast Screening Episode is a Breast Screening Episode for a woman who has been identified as being at significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer than the population average, meeting the specific criteria for inclusion in the NHS Breast Cancer Screening High Risk Surveillance programme.
Women are referred via a specialist SERVICE, entered onto the NHS Breast Screening Programme and subsequently invited to attend for a specific imaging protocol related to their BREAST SCREENING HIGH RISK CATEGORY.
For further information see the NHS Breast Screening Programme part of the gov.uk website at: Breast screening: professional guidance.
Also Known As
This NHS Business Definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | High Risk Breast Screening Episodes |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | AGE OR PROTOCOL AGE | references in description High Risk Breast Screening Episode |
| NHS Business Definition | Breast Screening Episode | references in description High Risk Breast Screening Episode |
| Data Element | WOMEN SCREENED TOTAL (HIGH RISK EPISODE) | references in description High Risk Breast Screening Episode |
| Data Element | WOMEN TOTAL (HIGH RISK EPISODE) | references in description High Risk Breast Screening Episode |