Cancer: Genomics
Commons · Question 76515 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity in the whole genome sequencing programme for the treatment of less survivable cancers.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 22 Sep 2025
Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) as directed by the National Genomic Test Directory (NGTD), which includes tests for over 7,000 rare diseases with an associated genetic ca...