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Our roadshow is heading to Thurrock

Wednesday 4 June 2025

We’re excited to invite Thurrock locals to walk inside a giant inflatable bowel to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms.

Our roadshow is heading to Falkirk and Grangemouth

Thursday 15 May 2025

We’re excited to invite Grangemouth and Falkirk locals to walk inside a giant inflatable bowel, when it tours the towns, to raise awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms.

SMC does not approve drug for advanced bowel cancer patients in Scotland

Monday 12 May 2025

We’re disappointed to share the news that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has not approved the use of fruquintinib (Fruzaqla®) to treat patients with advanced bowel cancer living in Scotland.  

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People with bowel cancer facing poorer survival rates due to COVID-19

Monday 17 August 2020

New research published today shows people with bowel cancer face poorer survival rates due to disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic to screening, diagnosis and treatment services.

BBC’s George Alagiah hosts our Never Too Young podcast

Saturday 15 August 2020

BBC journalist George Alagiah speaks to mum-of-three Sarah Bates, discussing her shock bowel cancer diagnosis at the age of just 39, in the latest episode of ‘In conversation with George Alagiah: A Bowel…

Our new Never Too Young report reveals failings in younger bowel cancer patients

Wednesday 12 August 2020

Our new Never Too Young report shows younger bowel cancer patients are still facing major barriers to early diagnosis, aren't being tested for genetic conditions, and are experiencing poor aftercare.

NHS rolls Out ‘COVID-friendly’ bowel cancer treatment for advanced disease

Monday 3 August 2020

The NHS have announced today that a bowel cancer treatment which was granted permission for use during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to be available to patients.

NHS England release new plans to rebuild after COVID-19 disruption

Friday 31 July 2020

The NHS have today published their plans for the third phase to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what this means for bowel cancer patients.

Long-awaited NHS People Plan falls short of expectations

Thursday 30 July 2020

Today, NHS England and Improvement have published their long-awaited workforce plan, ‘We are the NHS: People Plan 2020/21 action for us all’.

Comfort in the palm of your hand

Friday 24 July 2020

We've teamed up with a community group in Wales who make hand-carved wooden comfort birds to bring comfort to people who are anxious, in pain, or have been through trauma.

We announce staff consultation on redundancies due to income losses of almost 40% caused by coronavirus pandemic

Monday 20 July 2020

We have begun a redundancy consultation with staff today because of a huge loss of income as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Around 40% of its staff could be at risk of redundancy in the coming weeks.  

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