North Staffordshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme

Bowel Screening video on how to complete your fit kit ⬇️

FIT aid - NHS Instructions for doing your FIT test and using the FIT aid The FIT aid is a device that has been created to help you to easily and independently hold, open and close the bottle for FIT testing.This webpage contains instructions for use in different formats including; audio file, video, audio transcr...

Its men's week and 1 in 17 men will be diagnosed with Bowel Cancer in their lifetime.
Bowel cancer is more common in people over the age of 50, but it can affect anyone of any age. If you’re below the screening age and are worried you may have symptoms of bowel cancer, go to see your GP.
The bowel screening programme helps to spot bowel cancer before symptoms start, when it’s most treatable.

Recently received a fit kit and need more guidance on how to complete see below link for support.

FIT aid - NHS Instructions for doing your FIT test and using the FIT aid The FIT aid is a device that has been created to help you to easily and independently hold, open and close the bottle for FIT testing.This webpage contains instructions for use in different formats including; audio file, video, audio transcr...

Bowel Cancer Screening links for the Travelling Community.

Polish Romanes
Bowel Cancer Film, Polish Romanes: https://youtu.be/2-kaNKEbAdE

Romanian Romanes
Bowel Cancer Film, Romanian Romanes: https://youtu.be/bat3zVrj5ZY

Slovak Romanes
Bowel Cancer Film, Slovak Romanes: https://youtu.be/4DW2-4EX0gM

Smart Symptoms roadshow.

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A third of people (33%) eligible for bowel cancer screening in the UK don’t complete their test, data revealed by the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity Bowel Cancer UK has shown.

The bowel screening programme helps to spot bowel cancer before symptoms start, when it’s most treatable. A screening kit will be sent to you in the post if you’re within the age range for the screening programme and registered with a GP.

Bowel cancer is more common in people over the age of 50, but it can affect anyone of any age. If you’re below the screening age and are worried you may have symptoms of bowel cancer, go to see your GP. They may give you an at-home test, known as a symptomatic FIT. This is similar to the bowel cancer screening test — it also looks for blood in your poo, but it’s only given if you have symptoms of bowel cancer.
In North Staffordshire there is a high % of people aged 50 to 59 that are invited to be screened but are not completing the FIT kit.
Early detection is key if you do receive a screening FIT kit, please do your bit and complete the kit!!

We were invited to Holborn Place to join a resident meeting to discuss our programme. Residents were very pleased to learn that they can opt in over the age of 75. Residents were also unaware of the free shuttle bus between RSUH and County for any hospital appointments. Silverdale Cricket club also warmly welcomed us to share information to support patients with Dementia and their carers.

April marks a significant milestone, 20 years of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, a service that has helped save thousands of lives through earlier detection and timely treatment. Bowel cancer remains one of the most common cancers in the UK, but screening continues to be one of our most effective tools. The at home FIT kit is quick, simple and free and it enables us to identify potential issues at the earliest possible stage, when treatment has the greatest impact.
Early detection saved lives, and together we can help ensure more people benefit from it :)