Taiwo Owatemi revealed that cervical screening coverage in Coventry has decreased under the Tories, dropping from 73% in 2014/15 to 64% in 2022/23. StormLNewton reported that breast cancer screening uptake has not met the 70% NHS England target for the fourth consecutive year, with Breast Cancer Now calling for increased government investment. LondonLive highlighted the continued shortfall in NHS breast cancer screening in England and the consequent calls for government action to prevent missed timely diagnoses. MailOnline warned of a potential breast cancer 'timebomb' due to 13,000 cases possibly being undetected from screening slumps. The Telegraph noted that nearly half of women are not attending their first invited breast cancer screening.
🎀 Nearly half of women invited to first breast cancer screening have not attended https://t.co/c0THNSgx0w
Breast cancer timebomb fears as charity warns 13 THOUSAND cases may have been missed because of a slump in NHS screening levels https://t.co/NBJtY3paEl https://t.co/CZn2fgBtM6
Uptake of NHS breast cancer screening in England was below target for the fourth year in a row, new figures have revealed. There are calls for the Government to invest more in the programme or risk women being “denied the best chance of a timely breast cancer diagnosis”. https://t.co/76BfPc5zJK
Breast cancer screening uptake has missed the 70% target set by NHS England for the fourth year running, with charity Breast Cancer Now calling on the Government to invest more in the programme (via @PA) https://t.co/DAg10kBKRU
Earlier this month, I asked the Government to provide the statistics for cervical screening coverage in Coventry. 📉 Under the Tories, cervical screening coverage dropped from 73% in 2014/15 to 64% in 2022/23. ‼️ More must be done to increase coverage and save lives. https://t.co/yP17LVZJjc