Breast screening modernisation programme: final report
This report presents findings and recommendations from Scotland’s Breast Screening Modernisation Board. It outlines challenges in the breast screening programme and proposes steps for a more efficient, sustainable, equitable, and participant-focused service. Request appendices at screening@gov.scot.
Future & next steps
With the submission of this Final Report to Scottish Government, the work of the Breast Screening Modernisation Board is complete, and the Board and associated Programme Team will be stood down.
The report and appendices will now be considered by Scottish Government, and their approval and dedicated funding will be required to progress the ideas further. It is the view of the Modernisation Board and the team that the survival of the Breast Screening Service now depends on implementation of these measures.
A real driver to deliver the Modernisation Programme and define these proposal has come from the motivation of our stakeholders to enact sustainable change and their enthusiastic engagement with the work of the Modernisation Board. This motivation and energy should not be lost, as with any delay in the implementation of these proposals, there is an increased risk of a loss of momentum and engagement within the service. The closure of the Modernisation Board will also leave a significant gap in the opportunities for innovative and future-focused thinking within the service.
In the eyes of the Modernisation Programme, the key step to be taken would now be to commit to the new Management Model and move towards a single national breast screening service. This would be a key enabler to many of the other recommendations within this report, including implementation of the recommendations of the National Workforce Plan, under a single national leadership team.
Contact
Email: screening@gov.scot