Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114489
Bowel Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the diagnostic and workforce capacity required to increase the test sensitivity threshold in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme to 80ug/g by 2028.
Answer
Stephen KinnockNHS England has undertaken detailed modelling to understand the diagnostic and workforce capacity required to support a reduction in the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) threshold within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England. NHS England has wor...
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