<p>The National Health Service is committed to extending the bowel screening programme and have set a timeline for this extension, which is detailed in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cohort age at first invitation</p></td><td><p>Year invitations start</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age 56 years old</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age 58 years old</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age 54 years old</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age 50 and 52 years old</p></td><td><p>2024/25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>