"Cervical screening saves around 5,000 lives a year, yet attendance is currently at its lowest for a decade. The NFWI urges WI members to attend routine screening, to take action to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening and address barriers to attendance to help eradicate cervical cancer."
Our 5 Minutes that Matters campaign seeks to raise awareness of the importance of attending routine cervical screening, and support more women to make an informed decision about whether or not to take up their invitations. It also calls on WI members to help make cervical screening more accessible by tackling barriers to attendance.
The campaign was launched at the NFWI Annual Meeting in June 2019.
There is still time to join our webinar!
On Wednesday 22 July at 2pm, NFWI-Wales will be hosting a virtual event as part of the 5 Minutes that Matter Campaign.
Attendees will be updated on the current situation with regards to the cervical screening programme in light of COVID-19 and will hear about the support and advice available to women. The webinar also aims to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening and provide an opportunity to discuss some of the challenges around improving the uptake of the test.
Speakers include:
You can still register for this event, which will take place via Zoom, please e-mail walesoffice@nfwi-wales.org.uk
Attendees will be updated on the current situation with regards to the cervical screening programme in light of COVID-19 and will hear about the support and advice available to women. The webinar also aims to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening and provide an opportunity to discuss some of the challenges around improving the uptake of the test.
Speakers include:
- Linda Wood, Cervical Screening Wales
- Bex Raven, WI member
- Cancer Research UK
You can still register for this event, which will take place via Zoom, please e-mail walesoffice@nfwi-wales.org.uk
Get Involved
To request a hard copy, contact the NFWI Public Affairs department: publicaffairs@nfwi.org.uk
We have also created a poster and a leaflet to challenge the myths around cervical screening. Download the poster and leaflet. We have also created a Welsh version of the poster and the leaflet.
