Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund regular breast screenings from age 18

Closed 892 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the Government to fund the NHS to offer regular breast screenings as they do for over 50s, to women aged 18 and over.
After finding a lump on my breast and being referred to the breast clinic I was told it could be up to a 6 month wait because my case was classed “non urgent” due to my age. Cancer does not discriminate. There are also cases of women having to beg to be referred just to the breast clinic only to find out their cancer has unfortunately spread and who have become terminally ill. If women like these had been offered a regular breast screening earlier, they could have had such a different outcome.

Timeline

22 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Sep 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 892
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 22 Mar 2021
Closed 22 Sep 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.