Cervical Cancer

Vaccines in schools and cervical screening means the disease is on track to be eradicated, the head of NHS England has said.

Children aged 12-13 will only need one HPV vaccine to be considered fully immunised rather than two from autumn 2023.

Around 17,000 women in the Southern health trust area are to have their smear tests rechecked as part of a review of cervical screening dating back to 2008.