Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40455

Cancer: Genomics

Tabled: 24 March 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the NHS's genomic testing capacity for patients diagnosed with cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as directed by the...

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