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<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement and Public Health England agree that a phased approach
is required to safely introduce the lowering of the starting age for bowel screening
from 60 to 50, allowing capacity and resources (financial, facilities and accredited
workforce) to be built into the system.</p><p>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, NHS
England and NHS Improvement is currently undertaking detailed modelling to assess
endoscopy capacity and demand within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, which will
inform decisions about the timing and implementation of the age extension.</p>
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