
Gee, I wonder why Scotland’s MSM are not onto this great news. Bowel screening is a major strategy in reducing a range of severe illnesses.
Form Public Health Scotland today:
For the two-year period from the 1st of May 2019 to the 30th of April 2021, uptake in this time period was 65%, the highest in the programme’s history, and was higher in females (67%) than males (63%), though both were above the Health Improvement Scotland standard of 60%.
https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/scottish-bowel-screening-programme-statistics/scottish-bowel-screening-programme-statistics-for-the-period-of-invitations-from-may-2019-to-april-2021/
I’m trying not to be petty but the figures for a England and Wales are only 58% and 56%. MSM in England and Wales seem unconcerned about another failure to hit targets.
I feel sure the editor of Reporting Scotland once told me it was in the public interest to report NHS performance against targets. Is it only the failures that matter?
Perhaps the England & Wales target is lower!!
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Re.Failures
Tis only the ABC ( BBC ) who are the failing and abysmally so
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I can’t praise the Scottish Bowel Screening programme highly enough.
Did the test last June ( no symptoms) and within four days my local hospital was in touch arranging a colonoscopy .
Suffice to say I was amazed at the speed of response and my journey continued quickly resulting in an operation in early October,all cancer gone and no treatment needed afterwards ,just check ups every 6 months.
Thank goodness I live in Scotland!
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