New €8m Bantry endoscopy unit opens as CUH expands BowelScreen services

A new €8m endoscopy unit in Bantry and expanded CUH BowelScreen services aim to boost early detection and reduce waiting lists

Mike Brady, Midleton, Cork, who had bowel cancer detected through BowelScreen services in CUH, and his wife, Dorothy, show health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill the BowelScreen home test kit at the launch of CUH BowelScreen endoscopy services. Picture: Brian Lougheed

Patients across Cork and Kerry can now access an €8m endoscopy unit at Bantry General Hospital while Cork University Hospital (CUH) has formally launched its expanded BowelScreen services.

One man pointed to his scheduled screening as the only reason his cancer was discovered early.