Bowel cancer screening

There are a variety of best practice interventions that could be employed to increase screening uptake. These interventions rely on the bowel cancer screening service working in close collaboration with local partners such as public health and primary care networks. Unlike the breast and cervical screening programmes, the information and invitation letters for bowel screening both already contain an endorsement from the individual’s GP practice and contact details for further queries and/or to opt out of screening.

• Notify primary care prior to sending information and kit to individuals so that primary care can pre-endorse (text, letter, opportunistic conversation)
• Remind patients to complete the kit via text message
• Electronically informing GP Practices of risk of non-response when Hub sends reminder letter out
• Non-responders - Personalised reminders
• Non-responders - GP reminder letter (very large effects)