More than 5,000 people who should have been offered cancer or other types of routine screening did not receive invitations because of an error dating as far back as 2008, NHS England says.
Those affected have now been notified and given details of a dedicated helpline for support.
About 10 people are thought to have since died, but it is not clear whether any screening could have prevented those deaths.
The screening included checks for possible cervical, breast and bowel cancer, as well as abdominal aortic aneurysm.
The error first came to light in 2024, when some people contacted the health service to say they had not received invitations.
The issue was caused by cases where patients’ GP registration process hadn’t been fully completed by practices, meaning their details did not flow through to NHS screening IT…