Lower threshold for bowel screening will prevent hundreds of bowel cancers every year

The bowel screening FIT threshold is being lowered to detect smaller amounts of blood.

NHS England · Primary Care Bulletin item

Lower threshold for bowel screening will prevent hundreds of bowel cancers every year

Published 29 January 2026 · Public health, Referrals & hospital services

← NHS England Primary Care Bulletin – 29 January 2026

NHSENews

In brief The bowel screening FIT threshold is being lowered to detect smaller amounts of blood.

Read the full item in the bulletin ↗

From NHS England’s Primary Care Bulletin, issue 374, 29 January 2026. Headline is NHS England’s; summary by BLMC. The full bulletin is also published on patient.info.