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Pausing our PROMs activities

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In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are temporarily pausing research activities of the Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme for three months.

This decision has been made following a review of the administrative processes required to successfully run the study and the wider measures taken by NHS Trusts to limit patient contact during this time.

This halt in activities relates to the recruitment of patients to the Patient Reported Outcome Measures aspect of the study and will include:
- A three month pause in the recruitment of new patients to the study.
- A three month pause in issuing patient reminder notices to complete patient questionnaires.
- A three month pause in sending out Time 2 questionnaires and reminder letters at 12 months following diagnosis to patients who have consented to the study.
- A three month pause in requesting tissue blocks from NHS Trusts for the patients who have consented to the study.

We are keeping this under review and will update all participating sites once activity is resumed.