Smear tests

Women who have had the HPV vaccine are still being urged to get cervical screening

Eligible women will be able to order a free self-testing kit online through the NHS app.

Nearly four million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.

Autistic women say smear tests can leave them feeling distressed and dismissed, with some avoiding them altogether.

For years smear tests at the Southern Health Trust were being wrongly read, leading to missed cancer diagnoses.

Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.

Cervical screening, often known as a smear test, is a test to help prevent cervical cancer.