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Background
The 2017 National Bowel Cancer Screening Program report records a median time from positive faecal occult blood test to colonoscopy of 53 days. There is some intrinsic delay in accessing specialist medical opinion prior to colonoscopy.
Aim
To examine the effect of the introduction of a Direct Access Colonoscopy Service (DACS).
Methods
Using prospectively maintained databases, patients...
Background
A direct access colonoscopy service (DACS) for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program has become standard of care in Newcastle public hospitals because of the effect it has on time to colonoscopy. Cost‐effectiveness has not been studied to date.
Aim
The aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the cost‐effectiveness of a DACS.
Methods
Data were collected for patients referred...
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