Round Length
Quarter 4
1 January 2015 to
31 March 2015
NORTHERN IRELAND BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
QUARTERLY REPORT ON ROUND LENGTH
INTRODUCTION
The NHS Breast Screening Programme Publication No. 40 includes round length as
an outcome measure as follows:
Objective:To ensure that women are recalled for screening at appropriate intervals
Criteria:The percentage of eligible women whose first offered appointment is within
36 months of their previous screen
Minimum Standard:> 90%
Target:100%
Method of Data Collection:
Round length data were derived using a method developed by the West Midlands
NHSBSP. The NBSS report measures the weeks between previous screen and
date of first offered appointment.
Round Length data are presented as follows:
For Northern Ireland
 Round length data and graph for the current quarter.
Each Screening Service
 Round length data and graph for a previous period and current quarter.
 Detailed round length data as average values broken down according to the
months between previous screen and date of first offered appointment for the
most recent quarter.
 A cumulative percentage graph showing the percentage of women rescreened according to the time between previous screen and date of first offered
appointment, based on average values for the most recent quarter.
NB: A traffic light colour coding system is used, whereby breast screening units
meeting the 90% standard are highlighted in green, those not meeting it are in red.
Units that do not achieve the minimum standard within 10% are asked to provide a
brief explanation as to why the standard was not achieved, and action required.
These reasons are listed in the exception reports at the end of this booklet.
NI BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
QUARTERLY REPORT ON ROUND LENGTH (50-70 Years)
1 January 2015 - 31 March 2015
Total No. <= 36 months
Invited
No
%
5769
5678
98
3373
3351
99
3034
3005
99
2877
2814
98
Unit
Belfast
Northern
Southern
Western
NI
15053
14848
99
<=38 months
No
5739
3372
3033
2837
%
99
100
100
99
14981
100
N. I. ROUND LENGTH January - March 2015
100.0
90.0
% WOMEN INVITED
80.0
70.0
60.0
<= 36 months %
50.0
<=38 months %
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Belfast
Northern
Southern
Western
NI
NI BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
QUARTERLY REPORT ON ROUND LENGTH (50-70 Years)
BELFAST TRUST
Period
Year 2011/12
Year 2012/13
Year 2013/14
April - June 2014
July - Sept 2014
Oct - Dec 2014
Jan - March 2015
Total Invited
21568
25613
21523
3516
6035
6380
5769
No. <= 36
months
8871
16949
21457
3452
6006
6344
5678
% within 36
months
41
66
100
98
100
99
98
No. <= 38
months
18665
24816
21476
3505
6029
6374
5739
% within 38
months
87
97
100
100
100
100
99
Belfast Trust Round Length
100
% Invited Women
90
80
70
60
% within 36 months
50
% within 38 months
40
30
20
10
0
Year 2011/12 Year 2012/13 Year 2013/14
April - June
2014
July - Sept
2014
Oct - Dec 2014 Jan - March
2015
NI BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
QUARTERLY REPORT ON ROUND LENGTH (50-70 Years)
NORTHERN TRUST
Period
Year 2011/12
Year 2012/13
Year 2013/14
April - June 2014
July - Sept 2014
Oct - Dec 2014
Jan - March 2015
Total Invited
10352
11617
11712
2652
2813
1790
3373
No. <= 36
months
6646
11498
11644
2623
2688
1707
3351
% within 36
months
64
99
99
99
96
95
99
No. <= 38
months
9841
11527
11669
2649
2808
1786
3372
% within 38
months
95
99
100
100
100
100
100
Northern Trust Round Length
100
90
% Invited Women
80
70
% within 36 months
60
% within 38 months
50
40
30
20
10
0
Year 2011/12
Year 2012/13
Year 2013/14
April - June
2014
July - Sept
2014
Oct - Dec 2014
Jan - March
2015
NI BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
QUARTERLY REPORT ON ROUND LENGTH (50-70 Years)
SOUTHERN TRUST
Period
Year 2011/12
Year 2012/13
Year 2013/14
April - June 2014
July - Sept 2014
Oct - Dec 2014
Jan - March 2015
Total Invited
8348
10876
10608
3091
3069
1314
3034
No. <= 36
months
7011
10146
9060
3049
3057
1290
3005
% within 36
months
84
93
85
99
100
98
99
No. <= 38
months
7478
10794
10565
3084
3067
1305
3033
% within 38
months
90
99
100
100
100
99
100
Southern Trust Round Length
100
% Invited Women
90
80
70
% within 36 months
60
% within 38 months
50
40
30
20
10
0
Year 2011/12 Year 2012/13 Year 2013/14 April - June
2014
July - Sept
2014
Oct - Dec
2014
Jan - March
2015
NI BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMME
QUARTERLY REPORT ON ROUND LENGTH (50-70 Years)
WESTERN TRUST
Period
Year 2011/12
Year 2012/13
Year 2013/14
April - June 2014
July - Sept 2014
Oct - Dec 2014
Jan - March 2015
Total Invited
12121
11582
8472
3493
2967
2914
2877
No. <= 36
months
11340
11051
7811
3243
2818
2552
2814
% within 36
months
94
95
92
93
95
88
98
No. <= 38
months
11400
11420
8385
3488
2965
2909
2837
% within 38
months
94
99
99
100
100
100
99
Western Trust Round Length
100
% Invited Women
90
80
70
60
% within 36 months
% within 38 months
50
40
30
20
10
0
Year 2011/12Year 2012/13Year 2013/14 April - June
2014
July - Sept
2014
Oct - Dec
2014
Jan - March
2015
Exception Report
Round Length
1 January 2015 - 31 March 2015
Unit
Screening services that did not achieve the minimum standard gave the following reasons.
Trust Action Plan and Timeframe for Meeting
the Standard
Reason
Eastern
Standard achieved
Northern
Southern
Western
Standard achieved
Standard achieved
Standard achieved