Cork's third BreastCheck screening unit opened on northside

A new BreastCheck screening unit has opened on the northside of the city, bringing the total number of such units in Cork to three.

The new location is on the grounds of St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital on Baker’s Road in Gurranabraher.

The two other screening locations in Cork are located on Infirmary Road and on the grounds of St Finbarr’s Hospital on Douglas Road.

BreastCheck programme manager, Suzanne Lynch, said that access is one barrier for those availing of the screening programme and said she hoped the new unit would go some way towards addressing that.

“It is our aim to have as many women as possible choose to come for breast screening.

“This means addressing as many barriers to screening as we can.

“We know that access can be a barrier and we hope that our new unit on the grounds of St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital will make screening more accessible to women living on the north side of Cork city and county.

“We are grateful to St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital for hosting us,” she said.

The national breast screening programme aims to invite those between the ages of 50 and 69 for breast screening every two years.

Those who are eligible will be invited for their appointment at the newly opened unit over the coming months.

Each invitation letter will include full details about the screening appointment and the address and/or Eircode of the unit the person should attend.

Anyone with additional queries, or who needs to change the place, date or time of their screening appointment, can contact BreastCheck Southern Unit and suitable arrangements will be made, the HSE said.

To get in touch telephone 021-4649700 from Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm; freephone 1800 45 45 55 from Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm or email info@breastcheck.ie.