The closing date for applications for the National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot has been extended to 27 July 2018 following an enthusiastic response from primary health care services.
The pilot aims to increase the participation of Indigenous Australians in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP). Indigenous participation in the NBCSP is estimated at less than half that of other Australians (19.5% compared to 42.7% respectively).
Research and consultations have shown that many of the barriers to bowel screening could be addressed if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were able to receive screening kits at their local primary health care centre, instead of by mail.
The pilot is open to primary health care services with a majority Indigenous patient population or those with at least 50 Indigenous patients aged 50 to 74. More than 30 primary health care centres have already applied to take part in the pilot.
For more information or to register your interest,  phone Boden or Jenny on (07) 3169 4240 or email [email protected].
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