Thousands of Londoners to trial ‘do-it-at-home’ smear kits for NHS

Kits will be posted to more than 31,000 women aged 25 to 64 who are 15 months overdue for a check (Picture: Youscreen/NHS)Tens of thousands of women in London will be offered ‘do-it-at-home’ smear tests as part of an NHS trial.Health experts hope the ‘game-changer’ will encourage more people to get screened.
The tests look for strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) which cause most cases of cervical cancer.Kits will be posted to more than 31,000 women aged 25 to 64 who