NHS National Services

Bowel Screening

Bowel screening is offered to men and women aged 50 to 74 across Scotland to help find bowel cancer early when it can often be cured. You’re 14 times more likely to survive bowel cancer if it’s found early.  Half a million people in Scotland do their bowel screening test each year.

 For more information please visit https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/screening/bowel/bowel-screening

Cervical Screening (smear test)

The cervical screening test (smear test) is designed to check your cervix (neck of the womb) for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).  If HPV is found, we’ll then look at the same sample for cell changes. HPV causes 99% of all cervical cancers.  Cervical screening can stop cervical cancer before it starts.

 For more information please visit https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/screening/cervical/cervical-screening-smear-test

National Shingles Immunisation Programme

The National Shingles Immunisation Programme is for people aged 70 to 79 years old.

 For more information please visit https://www.shinglesaware.co.uk/