P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every 3 years
P-06-1243 Reinstate cervical screening to every 3 years
This
petition was submitted by Joanne Stroud, having collected a total of 30,133
signatures.
Text of Petition:
The announcement from
Public Health Wales on January 4th 2022 stating the change from 3 to 5 year
intervals for cervical screening is unacceptable. There has been no public
consultation and upon release has been met with anger, sadness and serious
concern for the cervical health of Welsh women.
We appreciate the NHS in
Wales is under pressure but this is NOT ACCEPTABLE. We the Welsh nation will
not stand for this and urge you to reverse this decision immediately.
Additional Information:
This move will not save
money, it will lead to later detection of cancers and therefore more
aggressive, lengthy and costly treatment and ultimately lives.
HPV is not the only cause
of cervical cancer!
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 23/05/2022.
The
Committee considered the petition and agreed to close the petition,
congratulating the petitioner for highlighting this particularly important
issue, and by doing so ensuring the facts were explained, shared and widely
publicised.
Full
details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 10/01/2022.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 11/01/2022