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Woman's Hour: Cervical screening; Addiction in lockdown; Soprano Grace Davidson; Julia Samuel

10/04/2020

Cervical screening; Addiction in lockdown; Soprano Grace Davidson; Julia Samuel

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Cervical screening; Addiction in lockdown; Soprano Grace Davidson; Julia Samuel

The current advice for women waiting for cervical screening, results or referrals.

Cervical cancer affects more than 3,000 women a year.  Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have suspended routine appointments for cervical screening, while services in England are currently mixed.  What is the advice for women awaiting appointments, results or referrals during lockdown?  Kate Sanger, Head of Public Affairs at Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, and consultant gynaecologist Dr Christine Ekechi speak to Jenni.

Grace Davidson is a British soprano who specialises in the performance and recording of Baroque music.  Her purity of tone has attracted many of the leading contemporary composers to write for her, and her voice has also been featured in films such as The Hobbit and Pirates of the Caribbean. Grace is one of the soloists on a new album for Holy Week.

We are all currently under pressure, but what if you are dealing with an addiction? According to the charity Action on Addiction, one in three people are addicted to something.  How difficult can it be to remain sober or clean in lockdown, and what support can you still access? Jenni talks to Holly Sexton, Substance Misuse Practitioner at We Are With You and Caroline Turriff, a freelance journalist who is 15 years in recovery.

Julia Samuel has worked for the last thirty years as a psychotherapist, first for the NHS and then in private practice.  Her second book, This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings has just been published. She tells Jenni about how people are coping and how to cope in this time of tremendous change.


Presenter - Jenni Murray
Producer – Sarah Crawley
Guest - Kate Sanger
Guest - Dr Christine Ekechi
Guest - Julia Samuel
Guest - Grace Davidson
Guest – Holly Sexton
Guest – Caroline Turriff

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