Behavioural patient-centered barriers Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention consists of adapting the invitation letter for routine breast cancer screening appointments sent to eligible women, registered at GP practices in the Greater Manchester area.
Random
Sponsors
Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women 2. Aged between 50 and 70 3. Registered with a GP in the four above-mentioned Greater Manchester areas 4. Who are due to be invited for a breast screening appointment during the period of the trial 5. The trial also includes some women who are 48 and 49 or over 70. This is because some women within this age range are currently being invited to breast screening appointments, as part of a separate nationwide trial that is being run to test the value for money of screening for these other age groups
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Women registered with a GP outside of one of the four Greater Manchester areas 2. Women in GM who are not due to be screened during the period of the trial or not registered with a GP practice 3. Women under 50 years old or over 70 (with the above-mentioned exception of those included within the other NHS trial to test age ranges) 4. Women already diagnosed with cancer and are currently undergoing treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of women who received appointment letters who go on to attend their appointments at the specified appointment date, time, and location, between when the trial commences and concludes. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of women who received appointment letters who go on to rearrange their appointments during the duration of trial | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactIsabelle Andresen
Outcome results
None listed