Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to reschedule breast screening appointments that were cancelled as a result of covid-19 outbreak.
Where local breast cancer screening providers took the decision to postpone screening appointments, the National Health Service is now working with them to ensure services are restored as soon and as safely as possible.
Screening services are already urgently working to prioritise individuals who are at high risk of breast cancer and guidance has been issued to local teams to help to manage this.
As always, women should contact their general practitioner as soon as possible if they have any concerns.