Scottish Bowel Screening Programme

Topics

• About the pilot
• About the screening programme
• Healthy tips: what can I do?
• How do I take a repeat test?
• How do I take the screening test?
• Short film on bowel screening
• Test results: What happens next?
• When did screening start in my NHS Board?
• Why is screening important?

Publications

• Quality standards
• Screening test leaflets
• Bowel Screening user manual
• Information pack for health professionals
• Know the Facts Leaflet

Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in Scotland after lung and breast cancer. Every year, almost 4,000 people are diagnosed with the disease.

The Scottish Bowel Screening Programme will invite all men and women in Scotland between the ages of 50 to 74 for screening every two years. The programme has been rolled out across Scotland and is now available in all NHS Boards.