Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund and require routine cervical screening every 2 yrs

Closed 266 signatures

What the petition asks

Reduce the wait time between cervical screening, including for possible cancer, by requiring routine testing every 2 years, fully funded. They are currently every 5 years after being at 3 years for a while, which I believe could be extremely dangerous to women's health.
My mother died at 38 years old, from cervical cancer. She was the most amazing person; I am doing this for her.

Cancer is one of the worst things that someone can go through. And cervical cancer is still dangerous and a massive threat. I think 5 years is far too long to wait, if you imagine how much could change in that period, and that routine testing every 2 years would help enable safe monitoring and save lives.

Timeline

29 Jul 2025 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jan 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 266
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 29 Jul 2025
Closed 29 Jan 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 6 Aug 2026.