National Screening Service

Diabetic RetinaScreen participants invited to share their experiences in new digital survey We're inviting Diabetic RetinaScreen participants to take part in a new digital survey to share their experiences with us.

🆕 We’re inviting people who take part in #DiabeticRetinaScreen to share their experiences in a digital survey.

Your feedback helps us understand what’s working well and where we can improve. 💬

Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/drs-prems-10...

#ChooseScreening #WorldSightDay

Women’s voices central to developing updated charter for BreastCheck We’ve updated our BreastCheck charter and our mission and vision statements.

Our #BreastCheck charter tells you what you can expect when you use our breast screening and cancer services.

Women's voices were central to developing the charter.

Read about it here: tinyurl.com/BreastCheck-...

#ChooseScreening #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Shouting from the rooftops: how a powerful patient story about bowel screening inspired others to take action A social media campaign highlighting the power of co-designing with our screening participants to share human stories.

Mary Kennedy's powerful story about bowel screening inspired thousands of others to take action.

Her message is simple: even if you feel well, screening can save your life.

Read how her story made an impact: tinyurl.com/PPP-story-ca...

#ChooseScreening #BowelScreen

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Read our blog about why your first #BreastCheck appointment is so important.

#ChooseScreening every time you're invited.

📖 tinyurl.com/breastcheck-...

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

BreastCheck: Caring for you from our warm welcome to your results We explain your journey with BreastCheck from our welcome to your results.

We want your breast screening experience with us to be clear, supportive and reassuring from start to finish.

In our latest blog, we explain your #BreastCheck journey and how we care for you from our welcome to your results: tinyurl.com/your-breastc...

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#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

“I’m very grateful my cancer was found early, I attribute that solely to BreastCheck”.

"As far as I’m concerned, screening saved my life.”

Read Dympna's story and watch the full video: tinyurl.com/dympna-cremi...

#BreastCheck #ChooseScreening #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Graphic with HSE and BreastCheck logos announcing a new blog post. The text reads: “New blog post. BreastCheck and University College Cork collaborate to deliver Ireland’s only mammography course.” The design features curved shapes in purple and green.

We're delighted to work with @ucc.ie to deliver a new post-graduate course in #mammography. It's an exciting new development for the mammography workforce in Ireland.

Good luck to all the students who started this week.

📖 tinyurl.com/BC-UCC-mammo...

#BreastCheck
#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

News update from the National Screening Service – September 2025 News update from the National Screening Service – September 2025

Catch up with our latest news:

⭐️ October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
⭐️ #BreastCheck appointments added to HSE Health App
⭐️ 2025 HSE Patient & Public Partnership conference
⭐️ NSS and UCC collaborate to deliver new mammography course

➡️ tinyurl.com/nss-news-sep...

#ChooseScreening

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Your first breast screening appointment is the start of your journey of care with #BreastCheck.

Read our blog about why it's so important and #choosescreening every time you're invited.

📖 tinyurl.com/breastcheck-...

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

New videos with Irish Sign Language - supporting the Deaf community to choose screening We’ve produced videos with Irish Sign Language (ISL) about our four screening programmes

On International Day of Sign Languages, read about our work with the Irish Deaf Society to produce videos about our screening programmes with Irish Sign Language, supporting Deaf people to #choosescreening.

📖 tinyurl.com/NSS-videos-ISL

#IWDP25

Latest news update from the National Screening Service – August 2025 Latest news update from the National Screening Service – August 2025

Catch up with all our latest news:

⭐️ #BowelScreen - explaining age expansion
⭐️ #BreastCheck - how we manage invitations
⭐️ Screening features in inspiring cancer exhibition
⭐️ 2025 Irish Healthcare Awards shortlist

… ➡️ tinyurl.com/nss-news-aug...

#ChooseScreening

Graphic with a dark green background with white curved shapes in the corners. In bold white text, it reads: “Quality, Safety and Risk M+B45anager (Grade VIII)”. At the top, inside a bright yellow rounded rectangle, bold black text reads: “Join our team”. At the bottom, another yellow box contains the closing date in bold black text: “Closing date: 4 September 2025”. The HSE logo is in the top left corner, and the National Screening Service logo is in the bottom right corner.

📢 We’re looking for a Quality, Safety & Risk Manager to join our team.

Lead on quality, safety & patient-centred improvements across our four national screening programmes.

⏰ Apply by 4 September
👉 about.hse.ie/jobs/job-sea...

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National Screening Service showcases the power of screening in inspiring cancer care exhibition We worked with three of our Patient and Public Partnership representatives to co-develop and share their inspiring personal stories in the Breakthrough Cancer Research exhibition: Cancer Revolution: S...

From a jar of chocolate eggs to Tibetan singing bowls to gardening gloves – everyday objects tell inspiring stories about #screening in the #CancerRevolution exhibition.

Read about our exhibits and book your free tickets: tinyurl.com/BCR-exhibiti...

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National Screening Service showcases the power of screening in inspiring cancer care exhibition We worked with three of our Patient and Public Partnership representatives to co-develop and share their inspiring personal stories in the Breakthrough Cancer Research exhibition: Cancer Revolution: S...

Three women. Three different experiences. One shared message – screening can save lives.

Read their powerful stories in the Cancer Revolution exhibition: tinyurl.com/BCR-exhibiti...

#ChooseScreening #CancerRevolution #BreakthroughCancerResearch

We were delighted to attend the opening of the Breakthrough Cancer Research 'Cancer Revolution' exhibition today with our PPP reps who share their inspiring #screening stories in the exhibit.

📅 15 Aug to 31 Oct
📍 St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
👉 Free tickets: cancerrevolution.ie

Graphic with a dark green background. Large text reads: “Join our team – Clinical Nurse Manager 2, Breast Care Nurse. Closing date: 22 August 2025.” The HSE logo is in the top left corner, the BreastCheck logo appears in the top right, and the National Screening Service logo is at the bottom right.

Join our #BreastCheck team in Dublin, and help us deliver high-quality, compassionate care to women attending breast screening.

Get all the information you need and apply now: www.rezoomo.com/job/83445/

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We've added new resources to our website about the work we're doing to improve equity in screening and to break down barriers and help more people to access screening:

🟠 new videos
🟠 new publications
🟠 more projects

Take a look: www.hse.ie/equityinscreening

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National Screening Service shortlisted for five Irish Healthcare Awards in 2025 We’ve been shortlisted in five categories for the 2025 Irish Healthcare Awards.

Great news 🎉

We've been shortlisted in 5 categories for the 2025 #IrishHealthcareAwards – from breast screening accreditation to international partnerships and education excellence...

...read more about our nominations: tinyurl.com/nss-2025-iha5

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Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences | University College Cork Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (MIRS) at UCC provides diagnostic radiographers, radiation therapists, etc with the knowledge and skills to embark on specialist practice.

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ℹ️ PgC MIRS Mammography: www.ucc.ie/en/pcmirs/
ℹ️ PgD: www.ucc.ie/en/pdmirs/
ℹ️ MSc: www.ucc.ie/en/mscmir/

For more information email: mirt@ucc.ie

#BreastCheck #Mammography #Radiographers #ChooseScreening

Promotional image for a University College Cork (UCC) course in Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences (MIRS) with a focus on Mammography. The background features an abstract, artistic depiction of a breast in shades of blue and pink. The UCC logo and name appear at the top left. The text reads: “Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences (MIRS) ‘Mammography’ – Open for September 2025 start”

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Are you working in breast imaging and are you interesting in gaining a Postgraduate Certificate | Diploma | Master's degree?

Applications are open for the Mammography course in @ucc.ie starting September 2025.

#BreastCheck #ChooseScreening

Links below with more info 👇

New report shows important role of communities in supporting people to access screening We’ve published an evaluation of our Community Champions pilot project.

We piloted a Community Champions project in 2024.

We created a training programme and new resources for community health workers to help them support people to take part in screening.

Read more about this and view the project evaluation report: tinyurl.com/com-champion...

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Graphic with a dark green background. Bold white text runs across the centre of the graphic and it reads: “Equity Manager (Public Health) (Grade VIII)”. At the top, inside a yellow rounded rectangle, bold black text reads: “Join our team”. At the bottom, another yellow box with bold black text reads: “Closing date: 7 August 2025”. The HSE logo appears in the top left corner, and the National Screening Service logo appears in the bottom right corner.

📢 2 days left to apply...

Join our team as Equity Manager and lead the rollout of our Equity Framework across all four screening programmes.

Help drive connection, inclusion, and shared learning.

Apply now 👉 about.hse.ie/jobs/job-sea...

#ChooseScreening #HealthEquity

Improving health literacy in screening Learn about all the things we're doing in the National Screening Service to increase health literacy in screening.

We're working to improve health literacy in screening - from better information and communication, to inclusive resources and research. We want to enable more people to make an informed choice about taking part in screening.

Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/health-liter...

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News update from the National Screening Service - July 2025 The latest news update from the National Screening Service – July 2025

Catch up with all our latest news:

⭐️ #CervicalCheck Programme report 2022-2023 published
⭐️ #BreastCheck supports Ukrainian women to access breast screening
⭐️ Research under way on HPV self-sampling in cervical screening

and more… ➡️ tinyurl.com/nss-news-jul...

#ChooseScreening

Informational graphic for BreastCheck, Ireland’s national breast screening programme. White text on a navy blue background reads: “Making BreastCheck work for everyone." Underneath this is a yellow banner with black text that reads: "5 things you should know.” The image features logos for the HSE in the top left corner, BreastCheck in the top right corner, and the National Screening Service in the bottom left corner.

#BreastCheck is for women aged 50 to 69 who have no symptoms of breast cancer. It aims to find breast cancer at an early stage when it can be easier to treat.

We have lots of resources to help you understand more about breast screening: tinyurl.com/breastcheck-...

#ChooseScreening

First set of recommendations on cervical cancer screening from the EC-CvC Expert Working Group published by IARC @who.int and the @ec.europa.eu Joint Research Centre:

🟠 age to start
🟠 age to stop
🟠 primary screening method

🔗 iarc.who.int/fr/news-even...

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BreastCheck supports Ukrainian women to access breast screening Working with our community champions to support Ukrainian women to come for breast screening.

We're making breast screening more accessible for Ukrainian women in Ireland - with translated information, interpreter support, and a warm welcome at #BreastCheck.

Read about our project with our community champions: tinyurl.com/ms6rr9sx

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Graphic has a dark green background and white text that reads: "We’re hiring.Head of Human Resources (Full-time, temporary). Closing date: 28 July 2025". The National Screening Service and HSE logos appear in the corners, and the hashtag #choosescreening is shown at the bottom right.

We're looking for a leader in HR with a passion for people and public service - someone who’s already making a difference at General Manager level within the HSE and who wants to build on that impact in a meaningful, national role.

ℹ️ www.rezoomo.com/job/82255/

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Every little helps: BowelScreen’s step towards a greener future From August 2025, the padded envelope used to return your BowelScreen sample will be 100% recyclable.

From August 2025, #BowelScreen return envelopes will be 100% recyclable.

A practical step for a greener, healthier future, this initiative supports the HSE Climate Action Strategy 2023-2050.

Read more: tinyurl.com/bowelscreen-...

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Ireland’s strategy for cervical cancer elimination: A national commitment to prevention, equity, and empowerment - Medical Independent Ireland is aiming to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 through a national strategy combining HPV vaccination, high-quality...

Ireland has an ambitious plan to eliminate cervical cancer, built on prevention, equity and empowerment.

Read how we're moving #TogetherTowardsElimination:
www.medicalindependent.ie/clinical-new...

#ChooseScreening #CervicalCheck #CervicalCancerElimination