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Bowel Cancer Screening

Bowel cancer screening is a test you do at home that checks for signs of bowel cancer. It's offered to everyone aged 50 to 74 every two years. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancer, if we can help find cancer early, before you have any symptoms, it may mean it is easier to treat.

Bowel cancer screening uses a test called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to look for blood in a sample of your poo. This could be a sign of bowel cancer. You collect the sample at home and send it by post to be tested.

The Harrogate Leeds and York Bowel Screening Programme have created this video to help patients understand why it is so important.

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Priory Medical Group

Many thanks to all our staff and patients who were flexible and understanding regarding the necessary closure of Heworth Green due to an internet outage. A massive thanks to the N3i engineers that got us up and running today. We will be open as normal across our sites at 8am tomorrow.

22nd January 2026

Priory Medical Group

Update 12pm: our engineers have found the source of the issue and a fix is in place. We will be able to reopen at 8am tomorrow as normal. Heworth Green will remain closed for the rest of the day. The Internet at Heworth Green remains down so we have closed the site as unable to access patient records. Please use Tang Hall Lane, Park View or Victoria Way surgeries. Patients with booked appointments at Heworth will be contacted ASAP. This remains an issue with City Fibre and a fix is out of our control, sadly. We will update this post as we hear more.

22nd January 2026

Priory Medical Group

Update 6.35pm - we still have no internet at Heworth Green, we understand it remains an issue with the fibreoptic internet in the local area. The engineers are working on a fix and we hope to be working normally in the morning. It the site needs to close we will update patients first thing in the morning. Update 4.20pm - Heworth Green will close at 4.30pm The internet at Heworth Green surgery and surrounding area is down. It is related to City Fibre and we are working with our internet/computer providers to provide a fix. We have moved clinicians to other sites but Heworth Green remains open (but with limited capabilities). If you need a blood form or help filling in a request form, please use Victoria Way or Tang Hall Lane surgeries.

21st January 2026