Abstract The first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia forced a temporary closure of BreastScreen Australia services. Now reopened, the BreastScreen experience has been redefined for both staff and clients and the journey to the ‘new BreastScreen normal’ is continually evolving in response to the ongoing threat of COVID‐19 and government directives on health policy. Many changes mirror those undertaken in the wider community and emphasise wellness to attend, hygiene and social distancing. Importantly, radiographers have been identified as having a high‐risk role and have had to modify positioning techniques and cleaning regimes accordingly. Beyond the pandemic, the ‘new normal’ needs to be one which enables well women to continue screening with a visible sense of reassurance that all that can be done is being done to ensure the safe and continued early detection of breast cancer. BreastScreen Australia has had to respond directly to the COVID‐19 threat to protect its staff, clients, their families and the wider community, making changes to the way it operates including a never before seen shut down services. COVID‐19 has redefined a ‘new BreastScreen normal’ with key changes essentially mirroring those undertaken in the wider community in an effort to limit the transmission of COVID‐19 and more specific changes impacting imaging. As policy and procedures continually evolve in response to the ongoing threat, the ‘new normal’ needs to be one which enables well women to continue screening with a visible sense of reassurance that all that can be done is being done to ensure the safe and continued early detection of breast cancer.
【저자키워드】 COVID‐19, pandemic, Breast imaging, breast screening, mammography, positioning, radiographer, 【초록키워드】 Breast cancer, social distancing, Health policy, Transmission, COVID‐19, Policy, Health, Early detection, Community, women, First wave, change, hygiene, Safe, positioning techniques, Government, cleaning, effort, reassurance, limit, PROTECT, respond, modify, directive, 【제목키워드】 COVID‐19, Department,