1. Screening Division of Public Health Wales

2. What is screening?
Screening looks for early signs of disease or condition in people who do not have symptoms
Finding a condition early gives you the best chance of early treatment and survival
You may feel well even if you have early signs of a condition
Taking part in screening is your choice

3. Available screening Women Men & Women Mother and Baby
Cervical screening
Aged 25 – 64
Breast screening
Aged 50 – 70 +
Men
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Men 65 or over
Men & Women
Bowel screening
Aged
Anyone with diabetes
Diabetic eye screening – and over
Mother and Baby
Antenatal screening
Newborn bloodspot
Newborn hearing

4. Cervical screening Who: Women aged 25 – 64
When: Every 3 years (aged )
Every 5 years
(aged )
Test: Smear Test

5. Breast Screening Who: Women aged 50 -70 When: Every 3 years
Test: Breast x-ray

6. Bowel Screening Who: Men and women aged 60 to 74 When: Every 2 years
Test: Home test kit

7. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Who: Men aged 65
(over 65s if you ask)
When: One-off test
Test: Ultrasound

8. Diabetic Eye Screening
Who: Everyone over 12
years with diabetes
When: Every year
Test: Photographs of the eye

9. Antenatal Screening
Who: All Women When: During Pregnancy Test: Blood Tests and Ultrasound

10. Newborn Bloodspot Screening
Who: All newborn babies When: 5 days after birth Test: Heel-prick test

11. Newborn Hearing Screening
Who: All newborn babies When: Within 2 weeks of birth Test: Hearing Test