All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives

Exclusive: With no appointment needed and a relaxed environment, bus clinic encourages more women to be checked It’s 10am on one of the main pedestrian shopping streets in Warrington, and already there’s a queue of women outside a small bus the size of a supermarket delivery van.

While some look calm, others are visibly nervous.

This is no mobile library, post office or coffee truck – but one providing far more intimate services: cervical screening.

The bus feels surprisingly spacious.

There’s a consultation area with room for the nurses, patients and anyone accompanying them to talk.

Behind it, a separate room holds a bed, room to get changed and storage for all the clinical equipment.

Purple lighting, smart decor and spa music add to the minimalist ambience.

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