MORE than 20 per cent of women in Dorset do not attend their cervical screening appointments, figures have revealed - as it emerged screenings are now at a 20-year low nationally. Access to face-to-face appointments being slashed due to Covid and reluctance to attend medical appointments amid the pandemic are being blamed for the drop. The latest figures show that 78 per cent of women in Dorset attend their cervical screening. The number of women attending their cervical cancer test in the UK is at a 20-year-low, at an average of 72.2 per cent, according to the latest government statistics. Women aged 25 to 64 should be invited by letter to have cervical screenings, and last year more than 4 million were invited for theirs.
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AN AREA of Portland has yet again recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Dorset – one week after cases in the area surged. Public Health England breaks down the numbers of Covid-19 cases into neighbourhoods called Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs), which are smaller than council wards and based on population rather than geographical area.
The interactive map, which can be found online, allows users to type in their postcode and see how many cases were reported in their area and if it has increased or decreased from the week before. The darker the colour on the image, the more positive test results have been recorded.
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