Community support
We want to make it easy and comfortable for you and the women in your community to have regular breast screens.
Community support
BreastScreen NSW is committed to reducing the barriers to screening for people with a disability or special requirements. If you are a person who has special requirements or lives with a chronic health condition, in most cases we can support you to have a breast screen.
BreastScreen NSW staff are experienced in assisting women to safely complete their mammogram when adjustments are needed.
Please call us on 13 20 50 to make your booking so that we can discuss any support or adjustments needed.
All of our clinics are accessible, including our mobile vans. If you have access requirements, please let us know when booking your appointment to discuss any support or adjustment needs, so that we can allow for extra time and staff if needed.
Wheelchair users and those requiring extra assistance may find our fixed clinics easier to navigate. To find your nearest clinic, search our screening locations.
If you are deaf or find it hard to hear or speak to hearing people on the phone, you can contact BreastScreen NSW using the following National Relay Service (NRS):
- For TTY (Speak and Read, Type and Read and Type and Listen), call 133 677, then ask for 13 20 50
- For Voice Relay, call 1300 555 727, then ask for 13 20 50
- For SMS Relay, text 0423 677 767
- For NRS chat, visit nrschat.nrscall.gov.au
We can have an Auslan interpreter at your breast screen. Just let us know when you book.
We can provide an Auslan interpreter at your breast screen. Just let us know when you book.
If you need a language interpreter, call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 13 14 50 for help to book a breast screen, and to arrange an interpreter for your appointment.
Only certified interpreters can be used to interpret health information during your appointment.
A carer, friend or family member is welcome to attend your breast screen with you.
We offer group bookings for women who feel more comfortable coming for a breast screen together. You might like to bring friends, family or other women in your community.
For a group, we book a series of appointment times on the same day. Each woman has a private appointment with a female radiographer.
Call us on 13 20 50 to arrange a group booking.
Guide and assistance dogs are always welcome at BreastScreen NSW. Please advise us when booking.
BreastScreen NSW is a free health service for women from diverse cultures and language groups. We support women in multicultural communities to access regular breast screenings.
Information about breast screening is available in 28 different languages.
BreastScreen NSW aims to provide a culturally safe place of care.
You can call us on 13 20 50 or talk to your doctor or health worker if you would like support to book your breast screen. We can also arrange a group booking for you with friends and family.
BreastScreen NSW strives to ensure all eligible women can access regular breast screens, no matter where they live. We provide breast screening at more than 250 locations across NSW.
Our mobile vans visit rural and remote locations in NSW to make it easier for you to have a breast screen closer to home.
BreastScreen NSW is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming service for sexuality and gender diverse people. Our staff have completed LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion training which was developed specifically for BreastScreen NSW by ACON.
