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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-28more like thismore than 2015-01-28
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Cervical Cancer more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will launch targeted campaigns on cervical screening in regions where cervical screening rates have fallen below the national average. more like this
tabling member constituency Eastbourne remove filter
tabling member printed
Stephen Lloyd more like this
uin 222373 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-02-04more like thismore than 2015-02-04
answer text <p>The NHS Cervical Screening Programme promotes local public health service initiatives to encourage women to attend cervical screening, such as the Manchester campaign entitled “You Wouldn’t Miss…” – see the link below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://goodhealth-manchester.nhs.uk/test/cancer/cervicalCancerPosterCampaign.html" target="_blank">http://goodhealth-manchester.nhs.uk/test/cancer/cervicalCancerPosterCampaign.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cervical screening rates have been identified as a key issue by the Screening Programme Board. Public Health England is working with NHS England to develop a system of performance improvement through the use of performance floors, and strengthened governance for screening.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cancer Research UK has undertaken work on improving bowel screening uptake in London, and the Department of Health Behavioural Insight team is developing a project on improving coverage in cervical screening. In addition, major research studies on increasing uptake of bowel and cervical screening are due to report in 2015-16.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-04T17:20:28.84Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-04T17:20:28.84Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
3968
label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd more like this