NHS breast cancer screening overhaul

There may be an overhaul into NHS breast cancer screening practices after last year’s scandal that led to some 450,000 women in the UK not receiving their vital invitation for screening.

We were contacted for advice soon after news of the scandal hit the headlines, and we have agreed to take claims for compensation forward on a No Win, No Fee basis. Our legal action is underway, and this is one of the over 40 different group and multi-party actions our lawyers are fighting for justice in.

If you were affected by last year’s screening scandal and you’ve yet to start your claim with us, we can offer you free, no-obligation advice now. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the breaking of the issue, we may be set to see a serious overhaul when it comes to how the NHS manages their screening services.

NHS breast cancer screening set for major overhaul

It’s understood that NHS breast cancer screening practices could be set for a huge overhaul after the IT glitch that was discovered last year.

Around 450,000 women in the UK were affected by the issue and did not receive their potentially life-saving invitation for screening. It’s understood that 150,000 of those women have since reportedly passed away, and hundreds may have had their lives shortened as a result of the glitch.

There are now talks of what look to be wholesale overhauls of the way IT systems are managed when it comes to things like screening. A new IT system for screening may also be in the works in the long-term as well.

The importance of an overhaul

The importance of an overhaul into NHS breast cancer screening practices cannot be understated, which is why the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking into it.

One simple coding error led to hundreds of thousands of women not receiving their invitation for screening that’s directly designed to save people’s lives. This cannot be allowed to happen again, and there are far better systems that could be used to avoid a repeat of this situation.

A recent report from the National Audit Office (NAO) reportedly concluded that many screening systems relied on old IT systems that were complex. Last year’s tragic news was a serious wake-up call that needs to be acted on before more lives are potentially lost due to glitches or coding errors with IT systems.

Were you affected by last year’s NHS breast cancer screening issue?

If you were affected by the NHS breast cancer screening scandal that hit the media last year, you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

We may be able to take your case forward on a No Win, No Fee basis, which we’re offering for Claimants who join our legal action.

Whether you were affected yourself, or whether you’re looking into your options as a relative of someone affected by the issue, you’re welcome to contact our team for more information.