Overview
- The health service restated its pledge as Cervical Cancer Prevention Week runs Jan 19–25 under the “Love Your Cervix” campaign.
- Elimination is defined by the WHO as fewer than four cases per 100,000 women.
- The HPV vaccination programme is being widened to include boys, with catch‑up doses offered in community settings for people up to age 25.
- Access to cervical screening is set to improve through options such as self‑sampling and booking via the NHS App.
- NHS leaders note screening prevents more than seven in ten cases, over 99% of cervical cancers are linked to HPV, about 685 women die annually in England, and vaccination has cut disease in young women by nearly 90%.