Helen Hyndman

What Helen Hyndman has said

• “Cervical cancer may not have obvious symptoms in the early stages. If you do have symptoms, the most common is vaginal bleeding, which can occur after sex, in between periods or after the menopause.”

  specialist nurse at the Eve Appeal women's health charity and co-ordinator of the charity's Ask Eve Information Service · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · What is cervical cancer? Causes, symptoms and prevention ↗

• “practice nurses play a 'key role' in highlighting the importance of cervical screenings and ensuring patient's feel 'listened to' through what can be an uncomfortable procedure”

  registered nurse and Ask Eve co-ordinator · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Practice nurses ‘pivotal’ in reassuring cervical screening patients ↗

• “One in three women and people with a cervix aren't attending cervical screenings when they are invited and we know they are crucial to preventing cancer. Ideally, we need to get that number to 80% of women attending to reach our goal of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040.”

  Lead nurse at The Eve Appeal, the gynaecological cancers charity · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Period blood test ‘could offer less invasive’ cervical screening approach ↗

• “I think it's good thing. We as a charity and other organisations have been doing a lot more work, we've been more focused on those people who maybe struggle to access screening or have barriers.”

  lead nurse at The Eve Appeal · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Nurse helpline sees over 1000% rise in cervical screening queries ↗

• “Lead nurse at The Eve Appeal charity Helen Hyndman sets out what nurses need to know about the roll out of HPV self-testing kits and how the profession can play an important role in educating and supporting patients to participate in the cervical screening process.”

  Lead nurse at The Eve Appeal charity · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · HPV self-testing kits: what nurses need to know ↗

• “Elimination will involve concerted efforts to increase vaccination rates as well as screening by tackling barriers such as stigma, misinformation and logistical challenges.”

  lead nurse at The Eve Appeal · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives ↗

Where Helen Hyndman has been quoted

1. Patient cases reviewed in Essex and Suffolk after nurse resignsbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
2. What is cervical cancer? Causes, symptoms and preventiontelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
3. Practice nurses ‘pivotal’ in reassuring cervical screening patientsnursinginpractice.com · 30 Sept 2026
4. Period blood test ‘could offer less invasive’ cervical screening approachnursinginpractice.com · 30 Sept 2026
5. Nurse helpline sees over 1000% rise in cervical screening queriesnursinginpractice.com · 30 Sept 2026
6. HPV self-testing kits: what nurses need to knownursinginpractice.com · 29 Sept 2026
7. All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving livestheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

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