At the moment in England, women and people with a cervix aged 25-49 years are routinely invited for cervical screening every 3 years.
But now we have a better test for HPV, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) has recommended that those testing negative won’t need to come for a cervical screening quite so often –every 5 years instead of every 3.
If your cervical screening shows you have HPV, you may be invited for more frequent screenings to monitor any cell changes
For more information, please visit the NHS England website NHS England » NHS rolls out more personalised cervical screening for millions