A project to promote the use of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) in hospital emergency departments is now running in north east London.

The pilot project has gone live at the Partnership of East London Cooperatives (PELC) and Urgent Care Department at Queen’s Hospital. The local project team has so far recruited 25 patients with a small number returning FIT positive results. These are being actively followed up locally. 

As FIT is not currently routinely available in secondary care, as part of this pilot various resources have been pulled together to support healthcare professionals involved, including an educational video, a physicians’ quick guide and an FAQ. 

The pilot is also due to go live at the Urgent Care Department at Whipps Cross Hospital within the next few weeks.

You can find out more about the pilot project here.