Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund cervical smear tests for women above age 64
Closed
71 signatures
What the petition asks
Cervical smear testing is a proven preventative method of avoiding cervical cancer yet after age 64 these tests stop. However mortality rates from this disease in older women are high, as shown on the Cancer Research U.K. website.
We think Cervical smear tests should continue after age 64.
We think far too many women above age 64 are dying from cervical cancer because smear tests are no longer available beyond that age. Are women over 64 somehow less important? In particular we think grandmothers are a vital link in the chain to enable parents, particularly mothers, to work and contribute to the economic wellbeing of our country.
We think ending smear tests at 64 makes no sense and in addition to being unkind & unfair it is expensive for the U.K. from a health economics viewpoint.
We think far too many women above age 64 are dying from cervical cancer because smear tests are no longer available beyond that age. Are women over 64 somehow less important? In particular we think grandmothers are a vital link in the chain to enable parents, particularly mothers, to work and contribute to the economic wellbeing of our country.
We think ending smear tests at 64 makes no sense and in addition to being unkind & unfair it is expensive for the U.K. from a health economics viewpoint.
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
71
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
17 Apr 2025
Closed
17 Oct 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 16 Aug 2026.