Breast screening figures prompt uptake appeal

Thousands of women are being urged to attend NHS breast screening appointments as new figures show that, despite a slight increase in uptake in the last year, over a third of women still did not take up the potentially lifesaving offer. In 2022-23, a total of 1.93 million women aged 50 to 70 (64.6%) attended screening appointments out of the 2.98 million invited to book a check-up – an increase in uptake on 2021-22 (62.3%). However 35.4% of women did not attend their appointments following an invitation, increasing to 46.3% of women who were being invited for the first time.