Communicating biopsy results from breast screening assessment: current practice in English breast screening centres and staff perspectives of telephoning results.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To record how breast screening centres in England deliver all biopsy results (cancer/non-cancer) from the breast assessment visit.

Design

Online survey of 63 of 79 breast screening centres in England from all regions (East Midlands, East of England, London, North East Yorkshire & Humber, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands). The survey contained quantitative measures of frequency for telephoning biopsy results (routinely, occasionally or never) and optional qualitative free-text responses. Surveys were completed by a staff member from each centre.

Results

There were no regional trends in the use of telephone results services, (X² (14, n=63)=11.55, p=0.64), Centres who telephoned results routinely did not deliver results sooner than centr

SUBMITTER: Williamson SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858119 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature