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Genetics: Health Services

Commons · Question 84533 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff there are whose responsibilities include addressing genetic disorders associated with consanguinity.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 22 Dec 2025

The National Health Service in England supports patients with a variety of conditions related to genetics. NHS England is piloting and evaluating new models of care to improve the equity of access to genetic services for the small proportion of couples at...