Over 50's club

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Sigh May 2019 10:43am, 22 May 2019 3,870 posts	0 Sigh I misread Goofee's post as "routine bowel scrape" Ouch!!!
Goofee May 2019 10:57am, 22 May 2019 2,723 posts	0 Goofee It wasn’t the most comfortable of procedures, Sigh, even without the scrape!
Fenland Flier May 2019 10:58am, 22 May 2019 1,189 posts	0 Fenland Flier Ouch
McGoohan May 2019 11:00am, 22 May 2019 39,622 posts	0 McGoohan But... Goofee is in England and about the same age as me.... so why haven't I been offered this yet?
Goofee May 2019 11:07am, 22 May 2019 2,724 posts	0 Goofee It does seem a bit hit or miss, McG, three of us at work have turned 55 in the last 15 months, i had my letter almost immediately, one colleague had hers four months after her birthday and the other is still waiting.
McGoohan May 2019 11:12am, 22 May 2019 39,623 posts	0 McGoohan Was the letter from your GP's practice or a hosp or the NHS in general?
Goofee May 2019 11:18am, 22 May 2019 2,725 posts	0 Goofee I think it was from the NHS in general, initially just explaining what would happen and checking I wanted to go ahead with it.
McGoohan May 2019 11:19am, 22 May 2019 39,625 posts	0 McGoohan Okay, cheers. I might make a little enquiry locally to see if this is happening. We were miles behind here with all the health checks/vaccinations etc
Goofee May 2019 11:20am, 22 May 2019 2,726 posts	0 Goofee You can call 0800 707 60 60 to check it’s available in your area and make an appointment
Flatlander May 2019 11:21am, 22 May 2019 1,448 posts	0 Flatlander Bowel scope screening is a different procedure to the poo sticks/FIT. It is available to men and women over 55 but is not yet offered in all health areas so that explains the difference experiences between Goofee and McG nhs.uk