NHS BCSP: Resources for the public
Bowel cancer screening: The facts
This leaflet gives information about bowel cancer, and the benefits and risks of bowel cancer screening. It aims to help people make an informed choice about taking part in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
Available in many formats
The facts in English
Large print version in English
The facts (In Other Languages)
British Sign Language DVD
Audio CD set (languages include English, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu).
A Braille version is also available.
Bowel screening kit instruction leaflet
English language versions of how to use the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening test kit leaflet are sent out with every bowel cancer screening test kit.
PDF versions in a further nineteen languages can be downloaded.
Bowel screening kit instruction leaflet (available in 20 languages)
British Sign Language DVD
Audio CD set
Bowel cancer screening: The colonoscopy investigation
This leaflet gives information about how a colonoscopy is carried out, and explains the benefits and risks of having the investigation. It aims to help people make an informed choice about having a colonoscopy.
The colonoscopy investigation (available in 20 languages)
Large print version in English
British Sign Language DVD
Audio CD set
An easy to guide to bowel cancer screening
A picture leaflet about bowel cancer screening by and for people with learning disabilities.
An easy to guide to bowel cancer screening.
An easy to guide to having a colonoscopy
A picture leaflet about colonoscopy, by and for people with learning disabilities.
An easy to guide to having a colonoscopy.
Programme promotion posters
High resolution PDF files of the screening programme posters produced by the NHS BCSP.
Posters (programme promotion).
Animated Medicine: Bowel Cancer DVD
This DVD contains 3D medical animations of the growth and removal of a polyp via colonoscopy. It is split into two sections, one aimed at physicians and one at patients.
The DVD content can be accessed here http://www.remedica.com/bowel.
Programme audio and video
Audio and videos providing information about bowel cancer screening.
- NHS BCSP home page
- Programme publications
- About bowel screening
- More information about the
screening programme- Who does what in the NHS BCSP?
- List of hubs and screening centres
- Bowel cancer
- GP Pack (Information for primary care)
- Evaluation of English Bowel Screening Pilot
- Evaluation of the second round of the English Bowel Screening Pilot
- Research in bowel cancer screening
- NHS bowel cancer training centres in England
- Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001
- Frequently asked questions
- GP Pack (Info for Primary Care)
- Programme news index
- Useful links