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Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Enhancing the National Cancer Screening Register

Action description: 

Enhancing the National Cancer Screening Register to facilitate implementation of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program alternative access to kits model. This access model will facilitate the direct distribution of bowel screening kits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (an under screened cohort of the program) through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care centres.

Priority reform: 
Priority Reform Two
Outcome: 
Outcome 01
Status: 
New
Is this Indigenous specific?: 
No
Indicators: 
All-cause mortality
Responsible Ministers: 
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Resourcing: 
$12 million in the 2021-22.
Delivery timeframe: 
Ongoing
Agency: 
Department of Health and Aged Care