People with learning disabilities

• Government guidance: Supporting women with learning disabilities to access cervical screening
• NHS Easy Read guide to cervical screening
• NHS Easy Read social graphics and accessible posters
• NHS video: Accessing cervical screening with the right support for people with a learning disability

LGBTQIA+ people

• Government guidance: Addressing inequalities in LGBT cancer screening coverage
• Government guidance: Cervical screening for lesbian and bisexual women

Trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth

• NHS population screening: information for trans and non-binary people

People who may be anxious about attending

• Government guidance: Cervical screening – support for people who feel anxious about attending
• NHS checklist for patients to use who may need extra support when attending cervical screening

Victims of sexual violence

• NHS video: cervical screening after sexual assault

Support is available for people across the South East who have been affected by rape or sexual violence. More information is available online here.

People who have experienced Female Genital Mutilation

• NHS information on National FGM Support Clinics

People with vulval pain

• Smears without Tears: A woman’s guide to making a speculum examination more comfortable from the Vulval Pain Society

Those opting out of screening

• Government guidance: Opting out of screening

Patients who require colposcopy

• Government information: Cervical screening – having a colposcopy

 Coverage data

• Cervical Screening Programme – Coverage Statistics: primary care dashboard (NHS England digital)

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