Health technology assessment of extending BowelScreen to those aged 50 to 54 years
Health Information and Quality Authority
Record ID 32018014395
English
Authors' objectives:
At the request of the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC), the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) agreed to undertake a health technology assessment (HTA) of extending BowelScreen to those aged 50 to 54 years.
A draft version of the report was published for public consultation over a six-week period in July and August 2025. Following revision of the HTA report based on the feedback received, the final version was submitted to NSAC in November 2025 to inform its recommendation to the Minister for Health.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/health-technology-assessment/health-technology-assessment-extending
Year Published:
2026
URL for published report:
https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bowel-Screen-HTA.pdf
Requestor:
Minister for Health
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Full HTA
Country:
Ireland
MeSH Terms
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Mass Screening
- Rectal Neoplasms
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Age Factors
- Early Detection of Cancer
Keywords
- Bowel screen
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Contact Address:
Health Information and Quality Authority, George's Court, George's Lane,Smithfield, Dublin 7. PH : + 353 (01) 814 7464
Contact Name:
info@hiqa.ie
Contact Email:
info@hiqa.ie
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.