National Screening Service

Catch up with all our latest news including: ⭐️ 116,000 more people now eligible for #BowelScreen ⭐️ Choose screening this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month ⭐️ 2025 end of year report published Read our latest newsletter 👇 createsend.com/t/t-38C3FCC0C3… #ChooseScreening

New European guidelines on cervical screening have been published by the European Commission Initiative on Cervical Cancer (EC-CvC). The guidelines are about screening for people who had the HPV vaccine when they were younger. Read more: www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n… #ChooseScreening

ℹ️Taking part in BowelScreen is easier than ever. 📮When you get your invitation letter from us, you can order your free home-test kit online at hse.ie/bowelscreen #BowelCancerAwareness #ChooseScreening @NSShse

🇮🇪 Ireland expands bowel screening again! From April 2026, HSE BowelScreen now covers ages 57–71, making 116,000 more people eligible. 📈 4th expansion since 2023 🎯 Target: ages 55–74 A strong step towards better cancer prevention in Europe. #EUCanScreen #CancerScreening

#BowelScreen is now for everyone aged 57 to 71. It's a free, simple test you do yourself at home. Most people get a normal result. When you get your invitation letter, #choosescreening. #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/heal…

Patient advocates Mary and Peter tell us about their experience taking part in #BowelScreen, encouraging others to #choosescreening. BowelScreen is for everyone aged 57 to 71. It's a simple test you do at home, and it's free. 🔗www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n… #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

April is #BowelCancerAwareness month. We’re making #BowelScreen available to more people. BowelScreen is now for everyone aged 57 to 71. Find out more: www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n… #ChooseScreening

BowelScreen is now available for everyone aged 57 to 71. It’s for people who have no symptoms of bowel cancer. It’s a free test that you do yourself at home. Find out more at hse.ie/bowelscreen #BowelCancerAwareness #ChooseScreening

#BowelScreen patient advocate Peter Larner has a strong message for people eligible for bowel screening: "Do the test. It's so simple. I would certainly have had a very different outcome if I hadn't done that test."" BowelScreen is for everyone aged 57 to 71. #ChooseScreening

From 1 April 2026, BowelScreen is for everyone aged 57 to 71. Listen to Dr Alan Smith talk about this free, simple test that can prevent bowel cancer or find it early when it's easier to treat. 👇 #ChooseScreening #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth rte.ie/news/health/20…

From 1 April 2026, #BowelScreen is for everyone aged 57 to 71. Programme Manager Hilary Coffey Farrell said: "Please do the test when we invite you. Our new online register makes it easy to request your test kit." Full press release: about.hse.ie/news/116000-mo… #ChooseScreening

🎧 Listen back to patient advocate Peter Larner and Dr Alan Smith speaking on @RTERadio1 this morning about #BowelScreen, marking the start of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. From 1 April 2026, BowelScreen is for everyone aged 57 to 71. #ChooseScreening #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

Since 2023, we’ve made BowelScreen available to 293,000 more people. From 1 April 2026, BowelScreen is for everyone aged 57 to 71. Read more about how we’re steadily expanding the age range for BowelScreen: www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n… #ChooseScreening #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

📢 We’ve published our 2025 end of year report. A record year for screening in Ireland, with more people taking part and continued progress on access, quality and innovation. Read more: www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n… #ChooseScreening

This week we're at #EUROGIN2026. Prof @russellnoirin presented about our project to invite over 100,000 women between the ages of 60 and 69 to attend for a once-off #CervicalCheck HPV screening test. Read more about the project: www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/n… #ChooseScreening

Lots of news from across #OurHealthService in the Spring edition of HSE Health Matters, including this article highlighting how we are bringing cervical screening directly to migrant women in Cork. 👇 Read the Spring 2026 edition: issuu.com/ashvillemedia/… #ChooseScreening

Catch up with our latest news, including: - marking International Women's Day with our Patient and Public Partnership - our work with communities to improve equity in screening in 2025 and more 👇 Read our latest newsletter: createsend.com/t/t-9860E09A8D… #ChooseScreening

The Zoom link is now live for the first #JOGS #WebinarSeries on #CervicalScreening & #Colposcopy with expert speakers. 📅 24 March 2026 | ⏰ 19:00 GMT 🔗 Join via Zoom: #success" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">us06web.zoom.us/j/82800660200?… #WomensHealth #MedicalEducation #ObGyn

We have published the protocol for a technology assessment of including breast density within the screening pathway. This work will support the National Advisory Committee in making a recommendation to the Minister for Health this topic: hiqa.ie/hiqa-news-upda…

The Minister for Health has launched Ireland’s first national AI strategy for healthcare. The strategy highlights the potential role of AI in #screening services and early detection. Read more about what this means for screening: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #ChooseScreening