Written Question · S2W-18318 · Session 2
How many people have been screened for bowel cancer in the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) age group.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been screened for bowel cancer in the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) age group.
The answer
Invitations are sent out to all men and women aged 50 to 69 registered with a GP Practice, along with a faecal occult blood test (FOBt) kit, instruction and information leaflets. A reminder letter is sent after four to six weeks if there has been no response to the initial invitation.If an individual has a positive FOBt results they will be referred to their localhospital for assessment and offered further investigations, if appropriate.
(a): The following table shows numbers of invitations sent out for bowel screening, numbers of people screened and the percentage uptake in rounds 1 and 2 of the bowel screening pilot programme, by NHS board.
Bowel Screening Pilot (Round 1 and 2): Invitations and Uptake, by NHS Board
| Health Board
| Total
Fife
| Grampian
| Tayside
Number of people invited in Round 1
(April 2000 – September 2002)
| 83,591
| 122,784
| 97,870
| 304,245
Number of people completing FOBt1 screening in Round 1
| 44,435
| 69,012
| 53,968
| 167,415
Percentage uptake of FOBt1 screening in Round 1
| 53.2%
| 56.2%
| 55.1%
| 55.0%
Number of people invited in Round 22
(December 2002 – January 2005)
| 85,350
| 125,946
| 98,487
| 309,783
Number of people completing FOBt1 screening in Round 2
| 43,024
| 68,348
| 52,687
| 164,059
Percentage uptake of FOBt1 screening in Round 2
| 50.4%
| 54.3%
| 53.5%
| 53.0%
Source: Scottish Bowel Screening Programme, ISD. Round 1 data extracted: Feb 2005, Round 2 data extracted: July 2005
Notes:
1: Faecal occult blood test.
2: Data for Round 2 of the bowel cancer screening pilot are currently considered provisional.
3: Data only include people invited to screen as part of the bowel cancer screening pilot and do not include those who may have attended a private screening.
(b): The following table shows numbers of invitations sent out for bowel screening, numbers of people screened and the percentage uptake in rounds 1 and 2 of the bowel screening pilot programme, by age group.
Bowel Screening Pilot (Round 1 and 2): Invitations and Uptake, by Age Group
| Age Group (Years)
| Total
692
Number of people invited in Round 1 (April 2000 – September 2002)
|
(a): The following table shows numbers of invitations sent out for bowel screening, numbers of people screened and the percentage uptake in rounds 1 and 2 of the bowel screening pilot programme, by NHS board.
Bowel Screening Pilot (Round 1 and 2): Invitations and Uptake, by NHS Board
| Health Board
| Total
Fife
| Grampian
| Tayside
Number of people invited in Round 1
(April 2000 – September 2002)
| 83,591
| 122,784
| 97,870
| 304,245
Number of people completing FOBt1 screening in Round 1
| 44,435
| 69,012
| 53,968
| 167,415
Percentage uptake of FOBt1 screening in Round 1
| 53.2%
| 56.2%
| 55.1%
| 55.0%
Number of people invited in Round 22
(December 2002 – January 2005)
| 85,350
| 125,946
| 98,487
| 309,783
Number of people completing FOBt1 screening in Round 2
| 43,024
| 68,348
| 52,687
| 164,059
Percentage uptake of FOBt1 screening in Round 2
| 50.4%
| 54.3%
| 53.5%
| 53.0%
Source: Scottish Bowel Screening Programme, ISD. Round 1 data extracted: Feb 2005, Round 2 data extracted: July 2005
Notes:
1: Faecal occult blood test.
2: Data for Round 2 of the bowel cancer screening pilot are currently considered provisional.
3: Data only include people invited to screen as part of the bowel cancer screening pilot and do not include those who may have attended a private screening.
(b): The following table shows numbers of invitations sent out for bowel screening, numbers of people screened and the percentage uptake in rounds 1 and 2 of the bowel screening pilot programme, by age group.
Bowel Screening Pilot (Round 1 and 2): Invitations and Uptake, by Age Group
| Age Group (Years)
| Total
692
Number of people invited in Round 1 (April 2000 – September 2002)
|
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-18318 by reference.