Breast screening centres in Scotland

There are 6 breast screening centres in Scotland.

You’ll have your screening test at one of these centres or at a mobile screening unit.

You’ll be offered an appointment at your local test centre if you:

  • are female
  • are between the ages of 50 and 70
  • haven’t had breast screening in the last 3 years

Screening is also offered to:

  • non-binary people who were assigned female at birth (AFAB), and haven’t had breast removal surgery
  • trans women who are taking hormones
  • trans men who haven’t had breast removal surgery

GP practices only take part in the screening programme every 3 years, so you might not get your first screening invitation until you’re 53.

Read more about the breast screening programme in Scotland

When to contact

Contact your local breast screening centre if you:

  • have a question about the test or your appointment
  • need to change the date or time of your appointment
  • have breast implants
  • have had breast cancer
  • have had a mammogram within the last 6 months
  • have a disability
  • need an interpreter
  • would like to give feedback, or make a complaint

Breast screening centres in Scotland

NameAddressPhoneEmailCoverage
North of Scotland Breast CentreRaigmore Hospital,
Inverness,
IV2 3UJ
01463 705416

Open Mon-Fri, 8.30am-4.30pm
NHSH.HighlandBreastScreening@nhs.scotNHS Highlands (excluding Argyll and Bute), NHS Western Isles and the Forres area of Grampian.
North East Scotland Breast Screening CentreAberdeen Royal Infirmary,
Foresterhill Road,
Aberdeen,
AB25 2XF
01224 550570

Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
Gram.breastscreening@nhs.scotNHS Grampian, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland
West Scotland Breast Screening CentreStock Exchange Court,
77 Nelson Mandela Place,
Glasgow,
G2 1QT
0141 800 8800

Open Mon 9am-4.45pm, Tue-Thur 8am-7pm, Fri 9am-4.30pm

Closed public holidays
ggc.wosbs@nhs.scotNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lanarkshire, parts of NHS Forth Valley (including Stirling, Killin, Tillicoultry and Alloa) and parts of NHS Highlands (including Port Appin, Oban, Islay, Tarbert, Campbeltown and Bute)
South West Scotland Breast Screening CentreAyrshire Central Hospital,
Kilwinning Road,
Irvine,
Ayrshire,
KA12 8SS
01294 323505 01294 323506 01294 323507

Open Mon-Thur 8am-5pm, Fri 8am-4.30pm
aa-uhb.breastscreening@aapct.scot.nhs.ukNHS Ayrshire and Arran and NHS Dumfries and Galloway
East Scotland Breast Screening CentreSouth Block Level 7,
Ninewells Hospital,
Dundee,
DD1 9SY
01382 425646

Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm
tay.breastservices@nhs.scotNHS Tayside and parts of NHS Fife (including St Andrews, Leuchars/Balmullo, Anstruther, Pittenweem, Cupar, Auchtermuchty and Newburgh)
South East Scotland Breast Screening CentreArdmillan House,
42 Ardmillan Terrace,
Edinburgh,
EH11 2JL
0131 537 7400

Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm

Closed public holidays
SES.BreastScreening@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukNHS Lothian, NHS Borders, parts of NHS Forth Valley (including Falkirk, Grangemouth and Slamannan) and all NHS Fife practices not covered by the Tayside service

Last updated:
27 October 2023

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