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22nd March 2019
03:56pm GMT
Public Health England head Duncan Selbie said it was "just not OK" that cervical screening numbers had dropped as low as they had in the UK.
"We want to find multiple ways of making it more convenient for people to just be able to walk in," he said.
"Or doing it at home. We are piloting in parts of the country a home test, so people don't have to go in."
This comes as people across the UK and Ireland remember Jade Goody 10 years after she passed away from cervical cancer.
Her death triggered what has since been called the 'Jade Goody Effect', a dramatic increase in women attending cervical screenings. This number has steadily declined over the years.
Women included in the NHS's trial scheme will receive their DIY smear test within the month.Explore more on these topics:
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