Graham Flindle
4 Nov 2022 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester South
The coroner's concerns
1. missed bowel cancer diagnosis
“The inquest heard that FIT tests were very effective at identifying bowel cancers at an early stage. GPs and other community health care providers, the inquest heard, have a key role in promoting the use of them where there is rectal bleeding/unexplained weight loss and other symptoms that may be consistent with bowel cancer. Use of FIT tests allows far more effective identification of patients who need to be fast tracked onto the cancer pathway. An understanding of just how effective FIT tests”