Drop-In Cervical Screening Opportunities Across Southport and Formby

More appointments are being made available for people who live in Sefton who have missed cervical screening appointments.

The Living Well Bus will be at various locations across Southport and Formby offering drop-in cervical screening appointments to women and people with a cervix who have missed any previous appointments.

Dates and locations:
Friday 30th August- 10:30am to 4pm Asda Bootle L20 4BB
Tuesday 3rd September - 1pm to 6:30pm Lidl, Seaforth L21 6PD
Friday 6th September - 10:30am to 4pm Netherton Activity Centre L30 3TL
Saturday 7th September - 10:30am to 4pm Netherton Activity Centre L30 3TL
Tuesday 10th September - 1pm to 6:30pm Lidl, Seaforth L21 6PD 
Friday 13th September - 10:30am to 4pm Netherton Activity Centre L30 3TL
Tuesday 17th September – 1pm to 6.30pm Southport & Formby Hospital carpark PR8 6RQ
Friday 20th September - 10.30am to 4.00pm 12 Church Street (Next to the medical centre), Southport PR9 0QT
Saturday 21st September - 10.30am to 4pm Waitrose Formby, Three Tuns Ln, Formby, Liverpool L37 4AJ
Friday 27th September - 10.30am to 4.00pm 12 Church Street (Next to the medical centre), Southport PR9 0QT
Saturday 28th September - 10.30am to 4.00pm Waitrose Formby, Three Tuns Ln, Formby, Liverpool L37 4AJ
Hosted by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT, these visits by the Living Well Bus follow a similar series of events held in Southport and Formby in July.

Less than 5 minutes

The cervical screening test itself should take less than five minutes and the whole appointment should take around 10 minutes. You can bring someone with you to your appointment, such as a friend, family member or chaperone, to make you feel more comfortable.

You can find out more about the drop-in service in Sefton at www.cwp.nhs.uk/livingwellservice

For more information about the NHS cervical screening programme, visit the NHS website - www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-screening/

Missing important test

The uptake of cervical screening in some areas of Sefton is 52%, compared to the national average of 70%, meaning some women and people with a cervix living in Sefton are missing this important test.

The cervical screening programme is very important and saves thousands of lives each year.

Cervical screening (which used to be known as the smear test) tests for HPV (human papillomavirus) 

HPV can cause cervical cancer. If these types of HPV are found, they can be treated before they get a chance to turn into cervical cancer.