Contact your MP

Join us in lobbying politicians around the UK and asking them to focus their efforts on increasing the uptake of cervical screening in your local area.

Ask your MP/MSP/AM to support Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (20 – 26 January) is our annual campaign which raises awareness of how cervical cancer can be prevented. We’ll be holding drop-in events for politicians in Scotland and Wales to find out how they can help. There are also ways for politicians in England to get involved. Ask your MP/MSP/AM to support the campaign!

Tweet them using this suggested text:

• MP: Hi @MP. Please support @JoTrust and Cervical Cancer Prevention Week by finding out how we can smear the myths and get the facts out about HPV. Find out more here: jostrust.org.uk/ccpw 
• MSP: Hi @MSP Please support @JoTrust and Cervical Cancer Prevention Week by attending their drop in event on 23 January and finding out how we can smear the myths and get the facts out about HPV Find out more here: jostrust.org.uk/ccpw
• AM: Hi @AM Please support @JoTrust and Cervical Cancer Prevention Week by attending their drop in event on 22 January and finding out how we can smear the myths and get the facts out about HPV Find out more here: jostrust.org.uk/ccpw

Email your MP/MSP/AM! We've put together a draft letter that you can personalise and send to your MP (if you live in England), AM (if you live in Wales) or MSP (if you live in Scotland). You’ll need to find out who your MP/AM/MSP is (details on how to do this are below), and find their contact email address. Please keep us updated with any response you get by emailing [email protected].

• England: Find out who your MP is: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/
• Scotland: Find out who your MSP is: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps.aspx 
• Wales: Find out who your AM is: http://www.assembly.wales/en/memhome/Pages/memhome.aspx

Email your MP

Dear NAME OF MP

I live in your constituency at (INSERT ADDRESS) and I support Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK’s leading cervical cancer charity.

During Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (20-26 January), they will be launching a campaign that will focus on raising awareness of, and tackling myths around, HPV as well as informing the public about the important change to HPV primary testing in the cervical screening programme.

I am passionate about the need to raise awareness of the importance of screening as well as tackling misinformation around HPV so that more women feel comfortable and able to attend their tests and so we can get closer to making cervical cancer a thing of the past. 

I would be grateful if you could show your support for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week with your local newspapers, on your website or on social media by tweeting the following:

• HPV can be confusing, but there shouldn’t be any shame or stigma around it. I’m supporting @JoTrust and #SmearForSmear to smear the myths and get the facts out www.jostrust.org.uk/smearforsmear 

• Smear tests aren’t always easy but they can prevent cervical cancer. This week join #SmearForSmear to help @JoTrust smear the myths and get the facts out: jostrust.org.uk/smearforsmear

Thank you for your support.

Yours sincerely, 

YOUR NAME 

Email your AM

Dear Name of AM

I live in your constituency at (INSERT ADDRESS). I support Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK’s leading cervical cancer charity and I would be grateful if you could show your support for them by attending their Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Parliamentary drop-in event on Wednesday 22nd January in Dining Room 4, 1st Floor, Tŷ Hywel. This event has kindly been sponsored by Vikki Howells AM.

This year, they will be launching a campaign that will focus on raising awareness of, and tackling myths around, HPV as well as informing the public about the important change to HPV primary testing in the cervical screening programme.

I am passionate about the need to raise awareness of the importance of screening as well as tackling misinformation around HPV so that more women feel comfortable and able to attend their tests and so we can get closer to making cervical cancer a thing of the past. 

I would be grateful if you could show your support for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week with your local newspapers, on your website or on social media by tweeting the following:

• HPV can be confusing, but there shouldn’t be any shame or stigma around it. I’m supporting @JoTrust and #SmearForSmear to smear the myths and get the facts out www.jostrust.org.uk/smearforsmear 
• Smear tests aren’t always easy but they can prevent cervical cancer. This week join #SmearForSmear to help @JoTrust smear the myths and get the facts out: jostrust.org.uk/smearforsmear

Thank you for your support. 

Yours sincerely, 

YOUR NAME

Email your MSP

Dear NAME OF MSP

I live in your constituency at (INSERT ADDRESS). I support Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK’s leading cervical cancer charity and I would be grateful if you could show your support for them by attending their Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Parliamentary drop-in event on Thursday 23rd January in the Clerk Maxwell Room (Committee Room 4) from 1pm-3pm. This event has kindly been sponsored by Monica Lennon MSP.

This year, they will be launching a campaign that will focus on raising awareness of, and tackling myths around, HPV as well as informing the public about the important change to HPV primary testing in the cervical screening programme.

I am passionate about the need to raise awareness of the importance of screening as well as tackling misinformation around HPV so that more women feel comfortable and able to attend their tests and so we can get closer to making cervical cancer a thing of the past. 

I would be grateful if you could show your support for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week with your local newspapers, on your website or on social media by tweeting the following:

• HPV can be confusing, but there shouldn’t be any shame or stigma around it. I’m supporting @JoTrust and #SmearForSmear to smear the myths and get the facts out www.jostrust.org.uk/smearforsmear 
• Smear tests aren’t always easy but they can prevent cervical cancer. This week join #SmearForSmear to help @JoTrust smear the myths and get the facts out:  jostrust.org.uk/smearforsmear

Thank you for your support. 

Yours sincerely, 

YOUR NAME

 

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