Thousands of people with sight loss in England will find it easier to participate in life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks to a specially designed NHS tool.

People who are registered with their GP as blind or partially sighted are offered a specially designed tool to support them complete faecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit, which can detect signs of bowel cancer.

The FIT aid tool is an adaptation which makes the standard FIT test more accessible with a channel that enables the sample to be guided into the bottle, as well as a stand that holds FIT tube steady to help those with manual dexterity issues. It includes options for braille instructions, an audio CD or a link to audio and video instructions.

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