Dr Olga Strukowska, consultant radiologist and director of West Sussex screening service, believes this is largely down to local engagement which “we have been doing it for quite some time”.
Prior to this new static site opening in Crawley screenings took place solely in mobile units.
Rebecca Corbett, quality and improvement manager for West Sussex Brighton and Hove breast screening service, said this resulted in those who struggled to access those units having to go to Worthing Hospital.
For women from places such as Crawley, Horsham and East Grinstead, this was a “considerably long way” to travel, she said.
“We recognised that we weren’t offering an equitable screening service, so we looked at what we could do. We thought a hybrid version of offering static sites and mobile units would achieve that.”