Challenges highlighted for the year ahead were: Moving forward on piloting flexible
sigmoidoscopy bowel screening; a national awareness campaign on bowel cancer; improving diagnostic capacity and productivity; the needs of survivors in different post-treatment phases; providing information to commissioners and providers about patients» experience of care; giving support to tackle issues such as information provision and better communication.
Others who undergo a colonscopy or
sigmoidoscopy are put on a pre-operative liquid diet for about 24 hours in order to blush out the
bowel system and put as little strain on the digestive system as possible.