Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
All men aged 65 who live in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area will be invited to take part in abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. If you are over 65 you can self refer.
Using an ultrasound scan, we look for aneurysms in the stomach so that we can monitor or treat them.
For more information on screening, please visit the NHS Inform Website.
If you want to make or change your appointment, please phone 0141 277 7677.
British sign language video information – Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening – British Sign Language (BSL) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Screening information for the Transgender community – Transgender screening in Scotland | NHS inform
Bowel Screening
Do yours – it could be a life saver.
Here’s to the half a million Scots who did their bowel cancer screening test last year.
It’s the best way to catch it early and, if you do, you’re 14 times more likely to survive. So if you’re aged between 50 and 74, do your test and join the bowel movement.
This animation is also available in the following languages:
Arabic – Bowel screening (Arabic) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Chinese – Bowel screening (Chinese – simplified) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Punjabi – Bowel screening (Punjabi) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Urdu – Bowel screening (Urdu) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Roma – Bowel screening (Roma) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
British Sign Language – NHSGGC – Bowel Cancer Screening – British Sign Language – YouTube
For more information about bowel screening please visit NHSinform
Patient Information
Bowel Screening test
Bowel screening information leaflets in different languages are available on the NHS Inform.
Having a Colonoscopy
If your bowel screening result came back positive, you will be referred to your local Health Board for a colonoscopy. Information about having a colonoscopy is available in the following languages:
(Please note: These leaflets are currently under review)
- English
- French
- Slovak
- Farsi
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Chinese (Cantonese)
- Punjabi
- Polish
- Arabic
- Ukrainian
- Russian
Screening information for the Transgender community – Transgender screening in Scotland | NHS inform
Bowel Screening Policies
This page is intended for professionals involved in the delivery of bowel screening across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Highland – Argyll & Bute sector.
Please note: These policies are currently under review and will be updated in due course.
The current clinical policies for bowel screening are:
Breast Screening
Did you know that……?
- 1 in 8 women in Scotland will be diagnosed with breast cancer
- if caught early, you are 5 times more likely to survive breast cancer
- breast screening saves 130 lives ever year in Scotland
- it only takes 10 minutes
- breast screening can detect tiny cancers that are less often advanced and easier to treat
- breast screening appointments are sent to all women aged 50 – 70 every three years
Find out how Elaine C Smith got on with her breast screening appointment
Information about Breast Screening:
This animation is also available in the following languages:
Arabic – Information about breast screening in Scotland | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Mandarin – Information about breast screening in Scotland | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Punjabi – Information about breast screening in Scotland | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Urdu – Breast Screening (Urdu) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Roma – Breast screening (Roma) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
British Sign Language – NHSGGC – Breast Cancer Screening – British Sign Language – YouTube
Don’t get scared, get screened.
If you want to get in touch with our helpful staff at the breast screening centre to change your appointment or want to know when you are due an appointment, phone them on Tel: 0141 800 8800
Breast Screening Centre
Stock Exchange
77 Nelson Mandela Place
Glasgow G2 1QT
Tel: 0141 800 8800
For more information about breast screening, please visit NHSinform Website
Patient Information
- Health Choices; Healthy Breasts leaflet offers you tips on how to reduce the risk of breast cancer.
- Screening information for the Transgender community – Transgender screening in Scotland | NHS inform
Cervical Screening (Smear Tests)
Cervical screening is routinely offered to anyone with a cervix in Scotland between the ages of 25 and 64 every 5 years.
Regular cervical screening (smear test):
- Is the best protection against cervical cancer
- Saves around 5,000 lives every year in the UK
- prevents 8 out of 10 cervical cancers from developing.
The test takes less than 5 minutes and can save lives. Go on, add a smear to your to-do list.
Make your appointment with your GP Practice
For more information about cervical screening, please visit NHSinform.scot
Information about Cervical Screening:
This animation is also available in the following languages:
Arabic – Cervical screening (Arabic) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Mandarin – Cervical screening (Mandarin) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Punjabi – Cervical screening (Punjabi) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Urdu – Cervical screening (Urdu) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
Roma – Cervical screening (Roma) | Translations (nhsinform.scot)
British Sign Language – NHSGGC – Cervical Cancer Screening – British Sign Language – YouTube
Screening information for the Transgender community – Transgender screening in Scotland | NHS inform
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
The HPV virus is very common and causes 99% of cervical cancers. You can catch it through intimate sexual contact with another person who already has it. Because it is so common, most people will get infected at some point in their life. People are often infected without knowing it as there are usually no symptoms. In most women the virus does not cause cervical cancer.
For more information about cervical screening visit NHSinform website
HPV vaccine for secondary school pupils
The HPV (cervical cancer) vaccine is offered to girls and boys of secondary school age to protect them against the two types of HPV that cause cervical cancer.
From January 2023, the immunisation schedule for HPV has changed – only one dose of the vaccine is required.
For more information visit the NHS Inform Immunisation website.
Colposcopy
If you have been referred to Colposcopy, it will be for one of the following reasons:
- you had three unsatisfactory smears, or
- your recent smear test result was abnormal.
Our leaflet below gives you more information about colposcopy. (Please note: These leaflets are currently under review)
Diabetic Eye Screening
Everyone with diabetes runs the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, a condition that may cause blindness or serious damage to eyesight.
As part of a national screening programme, anyone with diabetes over the age 12 years is invited to have their eyes checked.
Visit NHS Inform for more information about the screening programme
To change your appointment, please phone 0141 277 7417 and one of our staff will be on hand to offer you a more convenient appointment time.
Pregnancy and Newborn Screening
For information about the screening tests offered during pregnancy and newborn stage, please visit the links below:
Pregnancy screening in Scotland | NHS inform
Blood tests during pregnancy – Screening | NHS inform
Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome | NHS inform
Newborn screening tests and examinations in Scotland | NHS inform
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) | NHS inform
Ultrasound scans during pregnancy – Pregnancy | NHS inform
Mid-pregnancy scan (fetal anomaly) – Pregnancy screening | NHS inform
Diagnostic tests during pregnancy | NHS inform
For further information, please visit NHSinform Website