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Breast Cancer: Genetics

Commons · Question 22475 · Tabled 7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 18282 on Breast Cancer: Genetics, whether workforce planning for genetic councillors will prioritise areas that have regional inequities in acc

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 13 Jan 2025

Each of the seven NHS Genomic Medicine Service regions is reviewing its local workforce strategies and people plans to understand the support needed for patients requiring genomic testing, including genetic counsellors. In addition, each of the 17 NHS Cli...