Breast Screening Programme Data Set
Summary
- Collections
- Information standards
- The National Health Application and Infrastructure Services (NHAIS) System (The KC63)
- The National Breast Screening System (NBSS) – The KC62
- All Breast Screening Units in England – These Units are usually within Trusts but can be run by an Independent Organisation
- Upper Tier Local Authorities (UTLAs)
Documentation
The KC62 describes the activity for a defined cohort of women. The KC63 summarises call and recall activity (coverage) and is generated by Primary Care Organisations (PCOs) from the population database.
Data from the KC62 and the KC63 returns is used for a multitude of purposes such as: The Breast Screening Programme Statistical Bulletin produced annually by the Department of Health Statistics Division, for the purpose of reporting activity.
- The NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) Annual Review, compiled by the Cancer Screening Evaluation Unit (CSEU), includes selected statistics on activity and outcomes for the breast screening programmes across the UK.
- Monitoring of national standards to evaluate the quality of the NHSBSP.
- Quality Assurance Reference Centres (QARCs) produce reports to enable the evaluation of the quality of the breast screening process at a regional level.
About this change
The KC62 and the KC63 national statistical returns have been revised to take into account recent changes in policy that have been implemented within the NHS Breast Screening Programme. These policy changes relate to the extension of the screening age range from 50-70 years to the new screening age range of 47-73 years and the screening of women who are at high risk, according to a set of imaging protocols agreed by the Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer Screening in January 2012.