Bowel Cancer Screening

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Screening is a simple and effective way to diagnose bowel cancer or detect the early signs of the disease before it becomes serious. This helps to prevent unnecessary deaths.

The Wolverhampton Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is based at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and covers the eligible population of Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and the peninsula of South Staffordshire.

The service provides new patient and surveillance clinics weekly. The Bowel cancer screening procedures are undertaken at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, Cannock Chase Hospital, Cannock, and Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley.

Beynon Centre
Zone C, Location C40
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV10 0QP

If you are aged 50 to 74 and registered with a GP, you will be sent a Bowel cancer screening FIT kit every two years through the post. This is also called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT). If you haven’t received your kit and would like one, or have any questions about the kit, please call the freephone number 0800 707 6060.

If you’re aged 75 or older, you won’t automatically be sent a kit, however you can still request one by calling 0800 707 6060.

If you have an abnormal Bowel cancer screening FIT result and live in the catchment area, we will offer you an appointment at one of our three sites. The appointment will be with a specialist screening practitioner (SSP) within two weeks of your test result. At this appointment the SSP will:

• Explain why the test results may be abnormal.
• Explain why you may need a further procedure.

The SSP will handle your care throughout the process.

If you have any queries, please contact Bowel cancer screening office on 01902 695193

Alternatively, you can contact the freephone Bowel Cancer Screening Helpline number on 0800 707 6060.

What to expect from the Bowel Screening Programme
NHS – Bowel cancer screening
Bowel Cancer UK – Bowel Cancer