We can all play a part in supporting communities to get the right information about NHS screening programmes in Wales.
These tips, resources and practical tools will help you to:
- Raise awareness of screening
- Assist people to make informed choices
- Support people to attend for screening when invited
Ethnic minority communities
If you are a community worker or health professional supporting ethnic minority communities, a Working Together resource is available to use. This guide includes practical actions to support access to screening.
What you can do
Here are some top tips of things you can do:
- Attend our free online screening awareness training and encourage your colleagues and community networks to attend.
- Consider research evidence to get ideas about what you can do to raise awareness of screening.
- Look at our screening reports to get a better understanding of who attends for screening.
- Talk to people in your community or workplace about screening.
- Run screening awareness sessions within your community or workplace.
- Share and signpost people to the screening information and accessible information resources on our websites.
- Share digital screening resources via your social media sites, on WhatsApp and through digital bulletins.
- Use our Easy Read, BSL, and Audio information to help people who may need support to make a decision about screening.
- Choose a national campaign that you can support to raise awareness of screening within your community or workplace.
More Information
For more information, please contact: screening.engagement@wales.nhs.uk