Direct Access Colonoscopy (DAC)
Direct Access Colonoscopy (DAC) service located at Ryde Hospital
Direct Access Colonoscopy (DAC) service located at Ryde Hospital
The service fast-tracks referrals for people living in the NSLHD region who return a positive FoB test result aged 45-74 (typically those who have participated in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, but also patients from outside the program), symptomatic or not, and aims to increase detection of early-stage bowel cancer and provide timely direct access to colonoscopy assessment.
Referral:
e-referral (SmartForm) via HealthLink (Northern Sydney LHD), attaching mandatory information – past and current medical history, +VE FOB test report, pathology (HB, eGFR and Ferritin), and any previous colonoscopy reports. Note only e-referrals will be accepted by the DAC Service.
For further information and general enquires:-
DAC CNS Office Number 9858-7174 (working days Tues, Thurs, Friday).
NSLHD-Ryde-DAC@health.nsw.gov.au
Once the referral is received, the CNS will contact the patient directly, within 30 days.
For more information visit HealthPathways-DAC service.
Bowel cancer screening participation rates among people aged 50-74 years in Sydney North Health Network region (41.7%) are higher than the NSW rate (37.5%). Overall rates have not reached pre-Covid levels. Rates among men aged 50-74 years remain lower compared to females from the same age group. (2024 RBCO) Colorectal cancer rates are increasing among people aged 20–39 years in Australia and internationally, and it was the leading cause of cancer death in this age group in Australia in 2021.
- Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer
- Bowel Screening HealthPathways
- The National Bowel Screening Program
- Managing bowel screening for your patients
- National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) Health Professional resources
- Program Home Bowel Test Kit (multilingual instructions)
- Direct Access Colonoscopy (DAC) service
Results data entry instructions
Breast cancer screening participation rates among women aged 50-74 years (50.3%) in the Sydney North Health Network area are slightly lower than the NSW rate (52.2%). Rates remain significantly lower for Aboriginal and CALD women. (2024 RBCO).
Nine out of ten females in NSW with breast cancer do not have a family history of the disease.
- Guidelines
- Investigation of a new breast symptom – a guide for general practitioners
- BreastScreen NSW information
- Breast Screening Health Pathways
- Referral templates for clinical software can be found here, GP referral pads may be ordered here and bookings made online here.
- General Practitioner BreastScreen NSW data request form
- BreastScreen Australia Program
- Providing breast screening to your patients
Results data entry instructions
Cervical screening participation rates among women aged 25-74 years in the Sydney North Health Network region(69.3%), are higher than the NSW rate( 60.6%)( 2024 RBCO)
Screen-detected cervical cancers are less likely to cause death than those in women who had never screened.
- National Cervical Screening Program
- Cervical Screening HealthPathways
- The Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation woman-focused “comfort checklist” for cervical screening
- Providing cervical screening
- Self-collection information for patients
Results data entry instructions
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