Manage your patient's participation

Manage your patient's participation in the National Cancer Screening Register for the bowel, cervical, or lung screening program.

This section displays the forms available to manage your patient’s participation in the NCSR for the bowel, cervical, or lung screening program.

Table 1. Bowel program
Form Name Form Description
NBCSP – Opt Out Bowel Program Use this form to cease your patient’s participation in the bowel program.

Future bowel program results (screening test, dates and related procedure test results or diagnosis) will not be accepted or recorded in the NCSR from the effective date, and no contact or correspondence will be made or sent, including invitations to screen, reminder letters and follow-up actions.

NBCSP – Resume Participation On behalf of the participant, request that they are to resume participation in the bowel program.
NBCSP – Defer Bowel Program Electing your patient to not participate in a screening program for a defined period of time. They may return to the screening program any time after the deferment period has ended or at any earlier time if they withdraw a request or if a screening test result is received by the NCSR.
Table 2. Cervical program
Form Name Form Description
NCSP - Opt Out Cervical Program Use this form to cease your patient’s participation in the cervical program.

Future cervical program results for the participant (screening test, dates and related procedure test results or diagnosis) are not accepted or recorded in the NCSR from the effective date, and no contact or correspondence is made or sent, including invitations to screen, reminder letters and follow-up actions.
NCSP – Resume Participation On behalf of the participant, request that they are to resume participation in the cervical program.
NCSP - Defer Cervical Program Electing your patient to not participate in a screening program for a defined period of time. They may return to the screening program any time after the deferment period has ended or at any earlier time if they withdraw a request or if a screening test result is received by the NCSR.
NCSP – Cease Contact and Correspondence Request that your patient no longer receive contact or correspondence from the NCSR for the cervical program only.
Table 3. Lung program
Form Name Form Description
NLCSP - Defer Lung Program To defer your patient’s next screening date – for example, due to travel.
NLCSP - Opt Out Lung Program End your patient’s participation in the NLCSP in line with their request. No reminders will be sent, and results won’t be recorded. Patients can resume participation through the Participant Portal, calling the NCSR, or at the request of their healthcare provider.
NLCSP – Resume Participation On behalf of the participant, request that they are to resume participation into the lung program.
NLCSP - Cease Contact and Correspondence Request that your patient no longer receive contact or correspondence from the NCSR for the lung program only.