Only half of eligible people take part in bowel screening

Hilary Coffey Farrell, BowelScreen, and Genevieve Morrissey, Marron's Pharmacy, as more people are urged to take part in screening. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Bowel cancer screening information will be available through pharmacies from next month to encourage people to learn about the free service. 

Only half of those eligible currently take part in the screening programme, said the HSE, explaining that it hopes the new pharmacy-based service will encourage more people to get tested.