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National Bowel Screening Programme

Learn more about the free National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) for people aged 60 to 74.
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  • About the National Bowel Screening Programme

    The programme is free for people aged 60 to 74 years. It helps find bowel cancer early when it can often be successfully treated.

  • Key documents

    Read the key documents for The National Bowel Screening Programme

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    Bowel screening programme resources

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    Bowel screening news

  • Bowel screening pilot

    Learn more about the bowel screening pilot

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