Cancer screening information

Please follow the links for further information regarding bowel, breast and cervical screening:

Cervical screening

• Cervical screening: leaflet for women considering screening (available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu)
• Cervical screening: colposcopy information (available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu)
• Easy read English cervical screening leaflet
• NHS population screening: information for transgender people
• Cervical screening: lesbian and bisexual women

Bowel screening

• Bowel cancer screening & FIT kit information (available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu)
• Videos on how to use bowel screening kit (FIT)

Breast Screening

• Breast screening: helping women decide (available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Urdu)
• Easy read English breast screening leaflet
• Breast screening information for women aged 71 and over
• Breast screening: partial or incomplete mammography
• Breast screening: breast implant guidelines
• Breast screening: higher risk women
• NHS population screening: information for transgender people

Barnardo’s Helpline

Barnardo’s has launched a vital new support service which will make a positive difference to the lives of many Black, Asian and minority ethnic children, young people and their families impacted by Covid-19.

This is a UK-wide helpline which will focus on issues specifically affecting children, young people and families from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, who as we all know, have been hardest hit by the pandemic. The new service is a free telephone helpline and web chat facility for children, young people and families from these communities who are suffering the long-lasting and wide-ranging impact of Covid-19. Barnardo’s specialist advisors will aim to provide on-going support on a complex range of issues including mental health, bereavement, family break-down, neglect, back to school, parenting advice, counselling, family stress, discrimination, barriers to services and more.

You can find out more about the new helpline by visiting helpline.barnardos.org.uk/helpline.

The current programme will provide a route to this new helpline to wider locally-run support services up until August 2021.

Flu and coronavirus

Adults at high risk from flu are also most at risk from coronavirus and the free vaccine is more important than ever, to help protect the nation from a double threat this winter.

That’s why this year, the free flu vaccine is being offered to a record number of people to help protect as many as possible from flu and ease pressure on the NHS and urgent care services.

This video explores why it is important for all our communities to consider the flu jab. It was filmed with help from the Bristol Muslim Strategic Leadership Group and features Shiren and Ade discussing topics such as whether the jab is safe, effective, and whether it is halal.

Baby Clinic is no longer drop in

Please note that Baby Clinic with the Nurses is no longer a drop in service. Parents will need to phone in and book a timed appointment for Baby Immunisations please. Read more…