This education package is primarily for breast and oncology teams in the Cheshire and Merseyside region. On completion, clinicians should be able to assess why genomic testing is available, who is eligible, what it could show and how to arrange it.
This package of education tools and resources has been produced by genomic experts for the Cheshire and Merseyside region. It has been created to support healthcare professionals offering genomic testing to patients with breast cancer.
- Anna Whaite, Registered Genetic Counsellor
Key Links
National Genomic Test Directory – recommended to access online each time, do not save local copies, it gets updated frequently.
NHS GMS panel app – for details of what genes are tested each panel, inherited breast cancer is called R208.
Laboratory queries can be directed to mft.genomics@nhs.net.
Contact Details
Support for clinicians is available via the on call genetic counsellor/geneticist via lwft.clingen@nhs.net and we aim to hold Teams MDT meetings approx. 4 times a year (details will be added to this site).