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None of the three main health screening programmes in England - for bowel, breast or cervical cancer - met their targets last year, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
There were also delays in cervical screening results reaching half of women tested, with a backlog of nearly 100,000 samples.
Bowel screening performed best, narrowly missing its 60% target.
A health think tank said the report was "deeply concerning".
But ministers said they were committed to making improvements to keep screening programmes "among the best in the world".
The NAO report comes after two recent incidents with breast and cervical screening raised concerns about about the management and organisation of both programmes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47074657
There were also delays in cervical screening results reaching half of women tested, with a backlog of nearly 100,000 samples.
Bowel screening performed best, narrowly missing its 60% target.
A health think tank said the report was "deeply concerning".
But ministers said they were committed to making improvements to keep screening programmes "among the best in the world".
The NAO report comes after two recent incidents with breast and cervical screening raised concerns about about the management and organisation of both programmes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47074657