Professor Ann O'Doherty:

On the question concerning NCRI, BreastCheck is different from the other programmes because of the consent form women sign. They cannot have a mammogram until they sign the consent form. It states BreastCheck will keep their details in a safe way and, at all times, in agreement with data protection legislation. It also states we may need to share information with NCRI. That is why we can do it. Before women can have a mammogram, we tell them that we may need to share the information. That is the only reason we have been able to download and ensure we have an audit. This has been in place for 20 years. Every woman who has attende for screening in the past 20 years has signed that permission form.