Cancer Council Australia recognises the key role that GPs and other primary health professionals play in the success of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP). As a health professional, you are integral to the success of the program. Evidence shows that a recommendation by a primary health care provider is a key motivator for participants to screen.

Currently only 44% of eligible Australians complete the NBCSP home screening test (faecal occult blood test: FOBT).

Talk to your patients about bowel screening

Update: The Government has lowered the eligible screening age for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program from 50 to 45.


‘Getting to the bottom of bowel screening’ Webinars

Want to get to the bottom of bowel screening?

Cancer Council, in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health, has developed a three-part webinar series titled ‘Getting to the bottom of bowel screening’ as a part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) campaign.

This educational series will see industry leaders talking to key topics in the bowel screening space, providing valuable insights to GPs and health professionals to help drive participation in the NBCSP.

Facilitated by Dr Eleonora Feletto (The Daffodil Centre), this educational series sees industry leaders talking to key topics in the bowel screening space, providing valuable insights to GPs and health professionals to help drive participation in the NBCSP.

  • Improving NBCSP participation – understanding our audience
    • Speakers: Associate Professor Sarah Durkin, Dr Belinda Goodwin
    • View the recording here.
  • Bowel cancer screening – from the GP perspective
    • Speakers: Professor Jon Emery, Professor Mark Jenkins
    • View the recording here.
  • Getting to the bottom of colonoscopy use in bowel screening
    • Speaker: Dr Hooi Ee
    • View the recording here.


Understand why people don’t participate in screening

  • Summary of Research Insights Report for Health Professionals


GP Resource Toolkit:

  • Bowel Screening GP Mailout


Resources to support patients

Email the NBCSP to order a sample kit to demonstrate use to your patients 


National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR)

The NCSR is a data repository that provides primary health care professionals better access to cervical and bowel cancer screening information through its Healthcare Provider Portal (HPP).

The HPP allows those with a provider number and Provider Digital Access (PRODA) account to communicate with the NCSR to:

  • access a patient’s bowel cancer screening history
  • submit program forms
  • view and update a patient’s details
  • manage a patient’s participation i.e., opt in/opt out, defer, or cease a patient’s correspondence with the NBCSP
  • order a replacement screening kit if a patient’s kit is lost, expired or has never been received.

The HPP is available for clinical information software integration with Best Practice, Communicare and Medical Director. More information on how to access the NCSR through the HPP can be found here.


Continuing professional development opportunities

RACGP

APNA

Other information

Improving practice systems

Medical Director SMS set up guide 

Impact of 2019 campaign

Impact of 2019 bowel screening campaign


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