Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 18 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 April 2017. It was answered by David Mowat (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Bowel Cancer: Screening
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral contribution of 2 February 2017, Official Report, column 1296, whether the shortage in endoscopy capacity is a factor in influencing the sensitivity threshold that the faecal immunochemical tests will be implemented at when it is introduced into the bowel cancer screening programme.
- Answer
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A final decision has yet to be taken on the sensitivity threshold for the faecal immunochemical test on its introduction to the bowel cancer screening programme in April 2018. Setting the threshold will require the balancing of a number of different factors, including how endoscopy capacity is affected.
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- 2016-17
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Screening Bowel cancer
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