NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer
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How it spread - 3 original reports
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World04:00first to report
NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screening Millions of women in England who have missed cervical screening appointments will be offered free home testing kits on the NHS. The move comes amid concerns that only two-thirds of women attend in-person cervical screening appointments when asked to do so, leaving as many as 4 million women not up to date. Continue reading...
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- independent.co.uk15:01
Latest figures from NHS England show only 68.8 per cent of eligible women are up to date with cervical screening
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World05:00
Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or stroke The NHS in England is to offer free finger-prick blood tests for cholesterol on the high street for the first time under plans to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter within the next decade. The seven-minute tests will be available at participating pharmacies as part of a national rollout to spot “ticking timebombs” earlier. Continue reading...