About 10 deaths linked to NHS screening error as...
Daily MailAround ten people have died from cancer after a blunder meant they were not invited for NHS screening, it has emerged. The issue occurred when their GP registration process was 'not completed correctly, meaning their details were not passed to NHS screening system', Ms Dalton said. Health officials failed to invite more than 5,000 patients for routine checks after an IT error affected bowel, breast and cervical cancer screening programmes NHS England launched an investigation which identified an issue with GP registration. Steve Russell, NHS England's national director for vaccinations and screening, said: 'The NHS is contacting 5,261 people who have not been invited for screening due to their GP registration not being fully completed. In a written ministerial statement, health minister Ashley Dalton said that the NHS has written to those people affected Dr Ian Walker, executive director of policy at Cancer Research UK, said: 'Bowel, breast and cervical screening programmes are in place to help diagnose cancer early or prevent it developing in people without symptoms, and everyone who's eligible should be invited to take part.
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