Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 8 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 (named day). It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Bowel Cancer: West Midlands
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the level of bowel cancer screening in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry.
- Answer
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NHS England is responsible for commissioning bowel screening services to meet programme standards including coverage. They are committed to improving coverage and reducing mortality from bowel cancer.
The steps taken to increase the uptake of bowel screening include reminders, ensuring that men and women are invited every two years, tailoring information for men and women with learning difficulties and using general practice endorsement of invitation letters in accordance with evidence of effectiveness.
Further information is available here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/service-spec-26.pdf
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- Written question
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- 131644
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Screening West Midlands Bowel cancer
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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