Over a million women screened for cervical cancer wait longer than two-weeks for their results More than one million women screened for cervical cancer wait longer than the two-week target for their results, new figures show.
Only 53 per cent of women who were tested between August 2017 and 2018 received their results within 14 days, a Freedom of Information request found.
These delays create unnecessary anxiety and 'could put women off' attending their appointments, according to the charity Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust.
The charity has today blamed the delays on changes to the NHS cervical screening programme, which has caused a shortage of staff to deal with the results. The Daily Mail
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