HSE Expands Bowel Screening
116,000 More People Eligible as HSE Expands Bowel Screening to Ages 57 and 71
BowelScreen Age Range
This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, HSE BowelScreen, Ireland’s free bowel screening programme has announced the fourth expansion of its eligible age range since 2023.
From 1 April 2026, the HSE is offering screening to everyone aged between 57 and 71, extending the previous age range of 58-70 by two years. This means that 49,000* people aged 57 and 67,500* people aged 71 will be invited over the next two years.
Over time, the HSE will expand the screening programme to people aged 55 to 74.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s EU4HEALTH Programme under the Grant Agreement no 101162959