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National Health Service in Scotland: Annual Report 1998-99

 

15 Standards for the Scottish Breast Screening Programme.
1995/96 to 1997/98

Standard  

Targets

1995/91 996/97 1997/98
   

Minimum

Expected

SBSP Results

SBSP Results

SBSP Results

Invasive cancer detection rate Number of invasive cancers detected per 1000 women screened Prevalent: women aged 50-54 who attended their first routine appointment

> 2.7

> 3.6

5.5

4.8

3.7

Incident: women of all ages who attended a routine appointment having previously attended within the last 5 years

> 3.0

> 4.0

3.8

4.2

4.1

Small (< 15 mm) cancer detection rate Number of invasive cancers less than 15 mm in size detected per 1000 women screened Prevalent: women of all ages attending their first routine appointment

> 1.35

> 1.8

2.7

2.6

2.1

Incident: women of all ages attending a routine appointment having previously attended within the last 5 years

> 1.5

> 2.0

2.1

2.4

2.2

Small (< 10 mm) cancer detection rate Number of invasive cancers less than 10 mm in size detected per 1000 women screened Prevalent: women of all ages attending their first routine appointment

> 0.7

> 0.9

1.2

1.0

1.2

Incident: women of all ages attending a routine appointment having previously attended within the last 5 years

> 0.75

> 1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

Standardised Detection Rate (SDR) Invasive cancers detected expressed as a proportion of the expected number of invasive cancers given the age group of the women screened Prevalent: women of all ages who either attended their first routine appointment or attended a routine appointment having previously failed to attend

> 0.75

> 1.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

Incident: women of all ages who have attended a routine appointment within the last 5 years

> 0.75

> 1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

DCIS rate Percentage of all cancers detected that are diagnosed as ductal carcinoma in-situ Women of all ages and all types of invitation (early recalls and self/GP referrals included)

10 % to 20 %

19.2%

18.1%

16.4%

Recall rate Percentage of women screened that were recalled for assessment Prevalent: women of all ages who either attended their first routine appointment or attended a routine appointment having previously failed to attend

< 10 %

< 7%

11.0%

10.9%

10.8%

Incident: women of all ages who attended a routine appointment having previously attended

> 7 %

< 5%

4.4 %

4.8%

4.7%

Attendance rate Percentage of women accepting a routine invitation to attend screening Women of all ages attending a routine appointment

> 70 %

 

72.0%

71.9%

71.3%

Early recall rate Percentage of women that attended screening and were placed on early recall Women of all ages and all types of invitation excluding early recalls (but including self/GP referrals)

< 1.0 %

 

1.1%

1.0%

0.7%

Source : SBSP Database, ISD Scotland.

UKNHSBSP Standards developed by the Radiology QA Big 18. Derived from the UK statistical return, KC62. These are separate from the Pritchard Standards (not shown) which have recently been revised and are derived from the new KC62 return which is currently under development in Scotland.

 

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