If you’re due or overdue for cervical screening, you can visit the new mobile cervical screening unit at locations across Salford South East this autumn.
Cervical screening, sometimes called a smear test, helps prevent cervical cancer.
Where will the mobile unit be located?
The mobile cervical screening unit will visit local communities across the Salford South East Primary Care Network from October to December.
If you’re eligible for cervical screening and you’re due or overdue, you can drop in without an appointment. The service is available for women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 who are eligible for screening.
What to expect
The screening test usually takes just a few minutes. However, if you have questions or concerns, you can talk to the screening team before deciding whether to have the test.
The service is designed to make screening easier to access in a convenient local location.
Dates and locations
The mobile screening unit will be visiting:
Sainsbury’s, Regent Road, 100 Regent Road, Salford M5 4QU
1 October – 7 October – 13 October
Middlewood Lock, 15 Middlewood Street, Salford M5 4YW
23 October – 29 October – 6 November
Ordsall Leisure Centre, Craven Drive, Salford M5 3DJ
11 November – 17 November – 26 November
Tesco, Pendleton Way, Manchester M6 5JG
1 December – 10 December – 14 December
Prefer to attend your GP surgery?
You can also have your cervical screening at your GP surgery.
Questions about cervical screening?
If you’d like to know more about what happens during cervical screening, you can watch this short video:
Watch the cervical screening video
You can also find more information about cervical screening on the NHS website.
If you’re due or overdue, you’re welcome to drop in without an appointment and have a chat with the screening team about what to expect.