Resources
We support general practitioners (GPs) with a range of Primary Care Quality Improvement activities.
Western Sydney health professionals can access Bowel Cancer Screening pathways on the Western Sydney HealthPathways website. To gain access to contact our HealthPathways team at healthpathways@wentwest.com.au or call 8811 7100.
GPs can encourage their patients to participate by:
- Displaying brochures, flyers and posters – Order Program Resources
- Talking to patients aged 50-74 years about bowel cancer screening - Download Clinical Resources or check when an individual will get a kit
- Demonstrating how to use a kit. Demonstration kits can be ordered by emailing NBCSP@health.gov.au
- Sending a letter to 49-year-old patients to encourage participation - Download a template letter
- Knowing the Program – the series of short videos provides a simplified approach to the NBCSP covering the following topics: What is screening, Classification of risk, Referral to colonoscopy and Case studies. For practice nurses, this Webinar is a one-hour online seminar on bowel cancer, screening and how nurses working in general practice can approach bowel screening with patients
- Download the Promoting the NBCSP in General Practice fact sheet for tips on how to support the Program.