Breast Screening
Helpline: 01202 665558 between 9.00am and 4.00pm (Monday - Friday)
The Dorset Breast Screening Unit, based in Poole Hospital is responsible
for providing a high quality mammographic service for the women of Dorset.
It is responsible for screening approximately 96,000 women in the county
as part of the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme.
Some "Poole" ladies may be screened in the static unit, but a
large part of this work is done on mobile units which travel to different
sites throughout the county, to enable ladies to be screened near to where
they live.
The unit is staffed by a team of dedicated professionals, including radiologists (doctors who specialise in radiological procedures and film reading), radiographers, breast clinicians, breast care nurses, assistants and office personnel. Mobile units are staffed by members of the radiographic team in rotation.
When the time comes for you to be called for screening, you will receive a specific appointment telling you when and where to attend.
Symptomatic mammography is performed in the "Ladybird Breast Unit" by the same radiographic team. The "Ladybird Unit" is sited above the Breast Screening Unit.