United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39484
Bowel Cancer: Screening
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19 March 2025
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28 March 2025 · Answer
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28 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on increasing the use of symptomatic FIT for patients with suspected bowel cancer symptoms within General Practice.
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19 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on increasing the use of symptomatic FIT for patients with suspected bowel cancer symptoms within General Practice.
Source: Commons
28 March 2025
Answer
The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening program currently invites people aged 56 to 74 years old for a screening every two years. However, this age cohort is being expanded to people aged 50 to 74 years old in 2025, with the use of Faecal Immunochemical Test kits ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/39484
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1786235
- uk · wq-1786235 · source updated 28 March 2025