§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many family practitioners have facilities for breast screening for cancer.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythDue to the nature and cost of the equipment involved, no family practitioners in Scotland have facilities for breast cancer screening by mammography, the most effective method for the detection of early breast cancer. The comprehensive screening service now being established should be available throughout Scotland by 1991. Individual practitioners can, of course, clinically examine patients for signs of breast cancer.
§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many family practitioners have computerised call/recall systems for cervical cancer.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not available centrally. Most health boards in Scotland now have at least an interim computerised call/recall system in operation for cervical cancer screening.