Official opening of new breast screening unit

30 June 2025

The new breast screening unit at the Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre is due to be officially opened on Wednesday 2 July. 

As previously announced, Improvements to breast screening programme​, enhancements have been made to the breast screening service as part of a project to ensure that by the end of 2027, all eligible women will be automatically called up for breast screening rather than having to inform Health and Care Jersey that they would like to be screened. 

The project was only possible thanks to a new £255,000 mammography machine paid for by The John Clive Le Seelleur Trust, and funding from the charity Jersey Cancer Relief for additional members of staff. 

Since it opened in November, about 3,000 people have been screened in the new unit. Feedback from those who have accessed the unit has been positive with 100% of the 103 people who responded to an online survey rating their overall experience as ‘very good’ (94) or ‘good’ (8). One respondent said: “The lady who did my screening was lovely as are all staff in the mammography department on past appointments”. 

At 4.30pm on Wednesday 2 July, former Health Minister Anne Pryke, now Chair of Jersey Cancer Relief, and whose mother is Enid Quenault who was Connétable of St Brelade, will officially open the unit. The Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Tom Binet, along with his Assistant Ministers; Deputies Rose Binet, Andy Howell and Barbara Ward will also attend the opening. They will be joined by HCJ Chief Officer Tom Walker, representatives from ABC Jersey and Macmillan Jersey as well as HCJ colleagues who were a part of the project. 

The Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Tom Binet, said: “I’m delighted to hear that since it opened, this vital new unit has managed to see around 3,000 women. I would like to thank staff who are clearly providing an exceptional service as it was very heartening to hear the great feedback from those who have attended a screening. 

“I would also like to thank the charities for their generous support in helping us to enhance our breast screening service. This new machine will play an important role in helping us to detect cancer early and so help save lives.” 

Anne Pryke, Chair of Jersey Cancer Relief, said: “It is an honour to officially open the new breast screening unit at the Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre. This state-of-the-art facility represents a significant step forward in the early detection of breast cancer, and we are proud to support such a vital service for women in Jersey.

“The dedication of the screening team is truly inspiring, and everyone at Jersey Cancer Relief is proud to be helping make a lasting impact through this project, but we wouldn’t be able to support important projects of this nature without the generosity of our donors.​​"