Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16857
Bowel Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 28 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reduce the sensitivity threshold of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme from 120µg/g closer to the UK National Screening Committee recommendation of 20µg/g.
Answer
NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening (NHS BCSP) programme, including planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 down to 50 years old, and reducing the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) down from 120 microgra...
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