Cervical screening can save lives - so why do so many women avoid their smear test in Nottinghamshire?
More than one in five women in Nottinghamshire are not attending their cervical screening appointments, but there are fears this may continue to increase during the pandemic.
Thursday, 28th January 2021, 7:00 am
According to recent data, of the 212,000 women eligible for cervical screening in Notts, more than 46,000 women have not attended their appointments in this last quarter alone.
Health officials fear that the worry around the virus may be causing some women to avoid a potential life-saving appointment, which could have fatal consequences.
Swiftqueue vaccine confusion in Nottinghamshire amid reports of struggles with booking systems
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) posted about the confusion in a notice on its website
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The Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Princess Royal Sports Arena in Boston (Image: 2021 Getty Images)
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Just 25 people aged over 80 in Nottinghamshire have received second Covid vaccine dose This is the second worst score in England and very worrying
11:24, 22 JAN 2021
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A lab technician extracts a portion of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate (Image: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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