Local Support

Canterbury breast screening unit

NHS breast screening checks use X-rays, called mammograms, to check for signs of cancer. These cancers may be too small to see or feel. It's done by female health specialists called mammographers.

01227 783000

Visit the Canterbury breast screening unit website

Maidstone breast screening unit

Maidstone breast screening units are based at Maidstone Hospital (the Peggy Wood Breast Care Centre, Brown Zone) and at Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Outpatients, Zone 2).

01622 710185

Visit the Maidstone breast screening unit website

Medway breast screening unit

Visit the Medway breast screening unit using the link below for more support information.

01634 825036

Visit the Medway breast screening unit website

Bowel screening

To request a replacement bowel screening kit or for any queries regarding the bowel screening programme, contact the bowel screening free helpline on 0800 707 60 60. People older than 74 can request a screening kit every two years by also calling the free helpline.