Bowel cancer screening: accessible format informed choice letter content
Guidance for bowel cancer screening providers on using national accessible format letter content to support informed choice.
Applies to England
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Bowel cancer screening hubs and services should use standard letter templates contained in the national Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) database when inviting individuals for screening and when communicating results of screening tests.
People with a learning disability
Services can use and adapt the relevant easy read format content from the versions above when communicating with individuals with a learning disability and others who struggle with written English.
The easy read invitation letter should be used together with a copy of the bowel cancer screening easy guide. The 3 easy read result letters – ‘no further tests required’, ‘previous cancer, no further tests required’ and ‘more tests needed’ – can be used and adapted as appropriate according to an individual’s screening result.
People with a hearing loss
People with hearing loss who use British Sign Language (BSL) should be directed to the BSL signed content.
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Bowel cancer screening hubs and services should use standard letter templates contained in the national Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) database when inviting individuals for screening and when communicating results of screening tests.
People with a learning disability
Services can use and adapt the relevant easy read format content from the versions above when communicating with individuals with a learning disability and others who struggle with written English.
The easy read invitation letter should be used together with a copy of the bowel cancer screening easy guide. The 3 easy read result letters – ‘no further tests required’, ‘previous cancer, no further tests required’ and ‘more tests needed’ – can be used and adapted as appropriate according to an individual’s screening result.
People with a hearing loss
People with hearing loss who use British Sign Language (BSL) should be directed to the BSL signed content.
Contact
Updates theto screeningthis helpdeskpage
Published with27 anyApril queries2022
Last aboutupdated this9 publication,June making2025
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Details
Bowel cancer screening hubs and services should use standard letter templates contained in the national Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS) database when inviting individuals for screening and when communicating results of screening tests.
People with a learning disability
Services can use and adapt the relevant easy read format content from the versions above when communicating with individuals with a learning disability and others who struggle with written English.
The easy read invitation letter should be used together with a copy of the bowel cancer screening easy guide. The 3 easy read result letters – ‘no further tests required’, ‘previous cancer, no further tests required’ and ‘more tests needed’ – can be used and adapted as appropriate according to an individual’s screening result.
People with a hearing loss
People with hearing loss who use British Sign Language (BSL) should be directed to the BSL signed content.
Contact
Updates theto screeningthis helpdeskpage
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Removed reference to screening helpdesk.
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First published.
Update history
2025-06-09 11:14
Removed reference to screening helpdesk.
2022-04-27 11:22
First published.