News – Central and South Genomics Service

Help us reduce turnaround times for genetic testing in cancer

A national programme of work to improve turnaround times for genetic cancer testing has been commissioned by NHS England. The Central and South Genomic Medicine Service (C&S GMS) covering Wessex, the Thames Valley, and the West Midlands is seeking expert advisers for one PA a week for the six months from September 2024 to March 2025 to support this work in our regions.

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Birmingham Genomic Laboratory Hub awarded employment honour

News / CAS Genomics

The West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory (WMRGL), based at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded Employer of the Year by CSR Scientific Training for their outstanding work on apprenticeships.

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“That decision to get tested opened a giant can of worms, but it saved my family from any further loss.”

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Tracy Smith was diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome 20 years ago when she was 33 years old.

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People used to think I was a novelty because I was interested in genetics!

News / CAS Genomics

Adam Shaw is a Clinical Geneticist and heads up the Genetics team at Guys & St Thomas’ Hospitals.

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NHS Genomic Networks of Excellence

News / CAS Genomics

In October 2022, NHS England published Accelerating Genomic Medicine in the NHS, the first NHS genomics strategy. The strategy included a plan to establish ‘NHS Genomic Networks of Excellence’ as part of its commitment to provide a world-leading NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) which provides cutting-edge benefits for patients in the NHS. NHS England is

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Transforming Patient Care: Workshop on Clinical Genomics for Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Held in Oxford

News / CAS Genomics

St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, known for its mid-century modernism and timeless design, provided an ideal setting to host a workshop that brought together clinicians and scientists from various disciplines to explore the use of clinical genomics in the context of monogenic forms of inflammatory bowel disease. This workshop aimed to summarize recent developments in the

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Join the #GenomicsConversation 2023

News / Tom Hammond

Today marks the start of the annual Genomics Conversation campaign which this year has a focus on how genomics can feel ‘hidden’ for many professionals and their patients. The awareness-raising week, hosted by the National Genomics Education programme, will feature stories and activities that reveal how genomics is being used across the healthcare system, and

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Genomic testing fills in missing jigsaw pieces for family

News, Patient Stories / Tom Hammond

A family in Aylesbury have recently received a rare disease diagnosis, after taking part in the Deciphering Development Disorders (DDD) study and 100,000 Genomes Project. Test results for Emilia Burgess, 23, showed a variant change in the CHD5 gene. CHD genes carry out many important functions, including controlling the function of many other genes. They

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A talk at the Festival of Genomics, held in January 2023.

Central and South Genomics Newsletter Issue 2

News / Tom Hammond

Spring 2023 Welcome to the second edition of the Central and South (CAS) Genomics Newsletter, in which we share updates from the CAS Genomic Medicine Service and Alliance and Genomic Laboratory Hub. Please let us know your thoughts on our newsletter, including topics you’d like to see covered in future editions. Get in touch by

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Usman’s story

News, Patient Stories / Tom Hammond

A patient in Birmingham has become one of the first in the country to take part in a national genetic testing project, with the results guiding his treatment. Mohammed Usman, 9 months old, is a patient at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Doctors suspected a potential genetic cause for his symptoms, and recommended genetic testing for monogenic

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