Adding some more information to this thread regarding the...

Adding some more information to this thread regarding the desired role of health professionals in the NBSP. Seems like a lot of work for GPs trying to get people over the line with the poo test. In fact the statistics I posted earlier show that, despite ongoing efforts, screening rates haven't increased in Australia above around 42% during the last 10 years.

https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/national-bowel-cancer-screening-program/managing-bowel-screening-for-participants/the-role-of-health-professionals-and-providers-in-the-national-bowel-cancer-screening-program

"Patients are more motivated to take part in a program if a primary care provider recommends participation. General practices can encourage their patients to participate by:displaying brochures, flyers and postersusing the Healthcare Provider Portal to view patient’s screening histories, check their information is up to date and order a bowel screening kittalking to patients aged 50 to 74 about bowel screening. You can download clinical resources or check when a patient will be invited to do a kitshowing patients how to use a kit – contact us to order a demonstration kitsending a letter or SMS to 49-year-old patients to encourage participation.Several resources are available for general practice to learn more about the program and how to encourage participationromoting the program in general practice is a fact sheet providing tips on how to support the programNational Bowel Cancer Screening Program: Webinar for nurses working in general practice is a 1-hour online seminar on bowel cancer, screening and how nurses working in general practice can approach bowel screening with patients."