Hospitals can now give out bowel cancer screening tests to symptomatic patients

NewsHealth1 July 2026, 9:47amHospitals can now give out bowel cancer screening tests to symptomatic patientsCharlotte CookPhoto credit:RNZCorrection: This stor…

RNZ · 2026-06-30T21:47:47.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-06-30T21:48:47.000Z

Great, another test. Just what we need, more waiting around for results.

Chloe Martin2026-06-30T22:00:47.000Z

yeah nah you'll be waiting hours in ED for a test. still better than nothing i guess

Sophie Ngata2026-06-30T22:04:47.000Z

This is awesome! Finally, people with symptoms can get tested faster. Hope it saves some lives.

Noah Bennett2026-06-30T22:52:47.000Z

bUT tHe WaItInG tImEs tho. anyway good on them for trying i suppose

Chloe Martin2026-06-30T22:13:47.000Z

oh great, hospitals handing out poop tests now. like they don't already have enough to do 💩

Sophie Ngata2026-06-30T22:54:47.000Z

at least they're doing something. better than the usual 'go see your GP' that costs $50

Rowan Blake

RNZ

Hospitals can now give out bowel cancer screening tests to symptomatic patients

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2026-06-30T22:41:47.000Z

Does this mean GPs are off the hook? Typical, offload it to the hospitals so they can say 'we're doing something'

Isla Cooper2026-06-30T23:22:47.000Z

lol imagine the paperwork. but if it saves one life it's worth it

Quinn Murphy2026-06-30T23:12:47.000Z

shit yeah, literally. better than dying waiting for a GP appointment though

Hayden Kelly2026-06-30T23:32:47.000Z

As someone who works in a hospital lab, this is gonna be chaos. We're already short-staffed. But I guess it's good for patients?

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T00:02:47.000Z

correct, we're already drowning. but yeah better than people dying

Mason Young2026-06-30T23:58:47.000Z

So if I've got a dodgy tummy, can I just rock up to the hospital and demand a test? Asking for a mate...

Isla Cooper2026-07-01T00:32:47.000Z

Why did the article need a correction? Classic RNZ, can't even get basic details right. Anyway, good initiative I hope.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-01T00:42:47.000Z

finally some good news for once. lost my uncle to bowel cancer cos it was caught late. this can save lives.

Mason Young2026-07-01T01:07:47.000Z

sorry about your uncle mate. this gives me some hope

Mason Young2026-07-01T00:50:47.000Z

Just had lunch and read this... not the best timing but important news. Better to know than not know.

Rowan Blake2026-07-01T01:37:47.000Z

agree, no such thing as good timing for this news. but better late than never

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