This month (October) is breast cancer awareness month, which is a UK-wide initiative led by Breast Cancer Now.
To get involved and support breast cancer awareness month, you can ‘Wear it Pink’ on Friday 22 October, which involves wearing something pink on this day to promote awareness and support those affected by breast cancer.
Jane Kelly, health improvement team leader, Hamilton & Clydesdale Localities, NHS Lanarkshire said: ” Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear it Pink’ day will take place on Friday 22 October, where staff and local communities can get involved and wear pink as a fun way to start a conversation to raise awareness about breast cancer.
“Having these supportive conversations with the people we work with, family or friends can help to increase awareness of changes to look out for, while encouraging each other to get any changes checked straight away.
“We also know that inequalities occur in terms of screening uptake in that people within our population may face additional barriers to access. That’s why this October we are asking local staff and communities to talk about breast screening to increase awareness and reduce barriers to this service.
“Breast screening in Scotland is open to all women ages 50 to 70 years of age. By sharing key messages with the wider population we can equip everyone with the information they need to make an informed choice about screening.”
Wear it Pink has lots of fun ideas and suggestions for ways to wear it pink.
Please email any pictures with your team in pink to Jane.Kelly@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.ukÂ
