Under the renewed NCSP, HPV testing on self-collected samples will be available to some women aged 30-74 years under the supervision of a healthcare professional who offers cervical screening. Self-collection of HPV samples has been suggested as a strategy to overcome barriers to undergoing a screening test that some women experience. Data form the Victorian Cervical Cytology Register (VCCR) show that more than 80% of women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer have never been screened or have participated in the screening program but were overdue for cervical screening at the time of their cancer diagnosis. [1] Only six in 10 women participate in the NCSP at the recommended 2-year interval. [2] Self-collection of HPV samples has been suggested as a strategy to overcome barriers to undergoing a screening test that some women experience. Providing self-collection kits to never-screened or under-screened women has been shown to improve screening participation in international studies. [3]