BreastScreen NSW is part of a national program which is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and state and territory government. It is the central data holder for the results of all mammograms that have taken place in NSW as part of this program. BreastScreen NSW collects information on breast screening services within the program for women aged 40 years and over in NSW. Electoral Roll data and Medicare data are provided to the Cancer Institute NSW by the NSW Electoral Commission and the Australian Government Department of Human Services respectively, for the purposes of ensuring the accuracy of records on people who participate in (or who are eligible to participate in) cancer screening programs.

All participants in the BreastScreen NSW Program (NSW women aged over 40 years).

This database is a consentual register of client information covering the screening pathway of breast cancer screening and assessment. The woman has consented to her data being used for monitoring quality, effectiveness and evaluation.

Provide a secure and confidential statewide clinical management application enabling clean, up to date breast screening and assessment data for immediate online access for clinical management. The system is designed to efficiently and effectively maintain a complete screening history for women participating in the BreastScreen NSW Program through appointment management, clinical episode data capture and the generation of result and reminder notifications to women and their health providers.

NSW state data

Health Administration Regulation 2015 (NSW)