In January 2019 we published the first story by a new member of the data unit, Rob England, that one in three girls in some parts of the UK did not have their full vaccination at school against HPV, the virus that can cause cervical cancer, in 2017-18.
The story was based on analysis of public data, alongside follow-up interviews with the publisher of the data, NHS trusts with low take-up rates, charities, and a case study.
- Public Health England: HPV vaccine coverage annual report for 2017 to 2018
- XLS: HPV vaccine coverage data by Local Authority, England, Sep 2017 to Aug 2018 including analysis and comments
- Emmeline Collin, diagnosed in 2009 with a tumour in her cervix after a routine smear test
- Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisations, Public Health England (PHE)
- Robert Music, chief executive, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust
- Spokesman, Central and North West NHS Foundation Trust
- Lois Alderson, clinical lead of childhood immunisations, North Yorkshire and York
- Choropleth map: HPV vaccine rates by local authority
- Bar chart: Areas with the lowest take-up of HPV vaccines
- Unpublished: Bar chart: Areas with the highest take-up of HPV vaccines