Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming genomics is a vital part of our work. Our teams work with health care professionals across the NHS to increase genomic literacy and understand new pathway integration.
Explore our pages below to learn more about how we’re working with different professional groups in the NHS.
Nursing and midwifery
Rapid advances in the field of genomics are affecting the delivery of healthcare. This is why genomics is fundamental to the practice of all nurses and midwives, regardless of specialty, and is included in the NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses and midwives.
Pharmacy
Pharmacogenomics brings together the scientific approach of pharmacology and genomics to help guide clinicians to tailor a person’s treatment based on a genetic report across rare diseases, cancer and for commonly prescribed medications.
Mental health
Over 2.8 million people has contact with Mental Health Services between 2020 and 2021 and there is increasing evidence for the role genomics may play in mental health treatment as well as in dementia and intellectual disability.
However, little is known about genetic testing activity within mental health services or about the level of genomic literacy amongst mental health professionals.
Primary care
We proactively support and empower Primary Care professionals to embrace advances in genomics by enhancing their knowledge and capacity to use genomic medicine in routine patient care, enabling more precise, predictive and personalised healthcare.
