England’s National Health Service’s (NHS') fecal immunochemical test (FIT) has reduced referrals for suspected bowel cancer by 140,000, while the number of cancer cases has remained stable. This shows ...
The threshold at which traces of blood in a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) trigger further investigation for possible bowel cancer will be lowered from February. The level will be reduced from 120 to ...
A health trust covering the Fylde coast and wider Lancashire is to be part of a new pilot scheme designed to overhaul the “fit note” system. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust will join ...