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<p>NHS England has developed an internal national plan in collaboration with key stakeholders,
to improve uptake within the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond. This
plan will encompass a series of evaluative projects, which are expected to report
by April 2024. It is available on the NHS Futures Platform. This is a collaboration
platform that empowers everyone working in health and social care to safely connect,
share, and learn across boundaries.</p><p>The Government has invested £10 million
of funding for the breast screening programme, which provided 28 new breast screening
units and nearly 60 upgrades, to be targeted at areas with the greatest challenges
of uptake and coverage. This will provide extra capacity for services to recover from
the impact of the pandemic, boost uptake of screening in areas where attendance is
low, tackle health disparities, and contribute towards higher early diagnosis rates
in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.</p>
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