Sutton and Merton community services is running a catch up programme for girls who missed out on the first opportunity for the new HPV cervical cancer vaccination.
Girls aged 17-18 who have not yet received their free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine are being urged to come to the clinics running every weekday afternoon to get the HPV vaccination.
The clinics will continue to run through the summer holidays except on the August Bank Holiday.
The Department of Health introduced routine vaccination to protect girls against cervical cancer last September for all Year 8 girls.
Dr Boaventura Rodrigues, consultant in public health said: "The benefits of introducing this vaccine will be felt by women and their families for generations to come.
“The vaccine protects against the viruses that cause about 70 per cent of cervical cancers. We estimate there are 3000 girls in our area that need the vaccination and urge them to visit the clinics to get protected against cervical cancer.”
The weekly clinics for all girls registered with a Sutton and Merton GP and born after September 1, 1990 are: Monday, at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic from 3-5pm, Thursdays at Patrick Doody Clinic, 79 Pelham Road, 3-5pm, Wednesday at WideWay Surgery, 16 Wide Way, from 3-5pm and on Friday, Robin Hood Lane Clinic, 1st Floor, Camden Road, from 3-5pm.
To find out more phone the children’s immunisation team on 020 8254 8283, contact the Patient Advice and Laison Service (PALS) on 0800 085 3182 or email on pals@smpct.nhs.uk or visit the SMPCT website at suttonandmerton.nhs.uk.
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