FIT in Secondary Care pilot

Patient information for FIT pilot at Queen’s Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital

If you’ve recently attended the Emergency and Urgent Care Department (A&E) or PELC at Queen’s Hospital or Whipps Cross Hospital, you may have been asked to do a Faecal Immunochemical Test (or FIT) at home. On this page, you’ll find patient information resources to help you complete your test properly.

 

What is FIT?

A FIT is an investigation that looks for tiny traces of blood in stools (poo) to rule out cancer.

The resources below provide step-by-step instructions on how to collect your FIT sample at home and what you need to do with your sample once taken. Please read this information carefully – it will help to ensure that your sample is processed and you receive your results quickly.

In addition to an English language version, the leaflet is available to download in a range of community languages – please select from the list and choose your preferred language.

There is also a short video to guide you through the FIT process.

 

FIT patient information leaflets

The FIT patient information leaflet has been developed by the Transforming Cancer Services Team in collaboration with patient representatives. These are available in the most commonly spoken languages in London:

 

Leaflets for Queen’s Hospital

 

Leaflets for Whipps Cross Hospital