Prevention & Risk Factors

Screening Uptake

Figure x below shows that, while screening uptake rates in Grampian are higher than Scotland overall, there remains substantial differences in uptake rates between the most and least deprived areas.

The differential is particularly marked for bowel and cervical screening with uptake rates in the most deprived quintile more than 20 percentage points higher than the least deprived quintile.

Figure x – Cervical, Breast, Bowel and AAA Screening Uptake Rates by SIMD Quintile

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Vaccination Uptake Trends

NHS Grampian’s vaccination campaigns, including autumn/winter COVID-19 and flu, shingles, pneumococcal, RSV and childhood programmes, have consistently achieved high uptake rates, with most cohorts exceeding the Scottish average.

Full details of our vaccination programme performance can be found in our annual report, available at: About | Vax Grampian. Please note the annual report covers the previous year’s reporting period, with the next edition due to be published in May.

For up-to-date Scotland-wide vaccination uptake data, visit the Public Health Scotland dashboard at: PHS Vaccination Surveillance, which is updated regularly.

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