NHS England — North West

NHS England — North West is one of seven regional teams that support the commissioning of high quality services and directly commission primary care and specialised services at a local level across England.

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“Don’t ignore your invite”: Leading women’s health doctor urges people to come forward for cervical screening

This Cervical Screening Awareness Week (15 to 21 June 2026), women in the North West are being urged to come forward to their cervical screening appointments when invited by the NHS. Cervical screening (previously known as the smear test) checks the health of the cervix and looks for a certain type of human papillomavirus (HPV) which can cause cervical cancer. If that […]