Podcast: Discussing the interface between accessing cervical screening care for women who have living experiences of sexual violence and sexual abuse

Panel:
Dr Ceryl Davies, of the Health Economics and Medical Evaluation Centre at Bangor University.
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons, Academic Director of Swansea Centre for Health Economics.
Kalpa Pisavadia, PHD Student at the Health Economics and Medical Evaluation Centre at Bangor University.

Content warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual violence and sexual abuse, which some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening.

We Care is a podcast series exploring how cervical screening can be delivered in ways that are compassionate, sensitive, and responsive to women who have experienced sexual violence and abuse. Drawing on international research across Wales, England, Sweden, and Australia, the series brings together lived experiences, practitioner insight, and system-level perspectives to examine the enablers and barriers to women feeling safe and respected in screening settings.

The series sits alongside a wider research project developing a compassionate care model of cervical screening. It not only explores practical improvements in communication, choice, and service design, but also applies health and care economics to assess impact and value. By combining lived experience, co-production, and economic evaluation, We Care aims to support screening services that are both person-centred and sustainable, strengthening trust, access, and outcomes for women.

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