Bowel Cancer Screening

Overview of national screening programmes.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
GastroenterologyPublic Health

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Bowel screening
National
NICE guideline [NG151]
National
NICE guideline [NG151]: Colorectal cancer
National
SIGN 126: Diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer
National
Bowel cancer screening: programme overview (NHS BCSP Guidance)
Local
Colorectal cancer - RACGP Guidelines
Local
Guidelines for the management of hereditary colorectal cancer from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), and United Kingdom Cancer Genetics Group (UKCGG)
Local
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) – Australian Government Guidance
Local
Polyp & Colonoscopy Surveillance Guidelines: BSG/ACPGBI/PHE
Local