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Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Rachel Spence

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Meet Rachel Spence, Genomic Practitioner for Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer awareness month and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust’s (NUH) first and only genomics practitioner for breast cancer wants to help raise awareness by sharing her story of how she was inspired to care and start her career at NUH after losing her mum to breast cancer at a young age.

6 Oct 2025, 4:02 p.m.
Using pharmacogenomics to personalise medications in for patients. Cambridgeshire GP practice first in our region to recruit patients to PROGRESS project,

Cambridgeshire GP Practice first in our region to recruit patients to study looking to minimize side-effects, and improve effectiveness of medications

A GP Practice in Cambridgeshire is the first in our region to take part in a national project which is looking to establish the feasibility of providing an NHS-wide diagnostic service to identify genetic changes associated with commonly prescribed drugs.

26 Sep 2025, 12:07 p.m.
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Upcoming Genomics Community of Practice sessions - October 2025

Since we started up 14 new Genomics Communities of Practice earlier this year, we have run over 60 sessions attended by hundreds of healthcare staff across our region.

16 Sep 2025, 10:31 a.m.
EoE Cancer Alliance event 19 Sep 2025

East of England Cancer Alliance 'Transforming Care Through Genomics Event

The East of England Cancer Alliance Regional Genomic Clinical Practitioner Service are hosting an educational event on Friday 19 September in Cambridge: "Transforming Care Through Genomics – A Day of Insight, Inspiration, and Innovation".

11 Sep 2025, 11:48 a.m.
National lunch and learn series

Join our national Lunch & Learn series

Genomics is transforming healthcare - and it’s no longer a niche subject. From diagnosis to personalised treatment, genomic knowledge is becoming essential across all clinical roles.

11 Sep 2025, 10:49 a.m.
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Upcoming Genomics Communities of Practice meetings

Below we give a roundup upcoming meetings for our 16 Genomic Communities of Practice, which span cancers and rare and inherited conditions. Meetings will be added to this page on a rolling basis, as and when topics are confirmed and registration links go live.

18 Jul 2025, 4:35 p.m.
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CanRisk training for breast cancer

CanRisk is an online tool that enables healthcare professionals to calculate an individual's future risks of developing breast and ovarian cancer using cancer family history, genetic and other risk factors. CanRisk also calculates mutation carrier probabilities in breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes.

18 Jul 2025, 3:32 p.m.
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Referrals for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) genomic testing

It is vital for us all to work together to ensure that the NHS genomic medicine service provides the most efficient and effective support for patients.

17 Jul 2025, 1:45 p.m.
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NHS Genomic Medicine Service Procurement Update

The NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) was launched by the Commissioner in 2018 and enables patients in the NHS in England to equitably access cutting edge genomic testing and clinical services that support diagnosis and treatment pathways for cancer, for rare and inherited disease and, in the application of pharmacogenomics, for medicines optimisation.

14 Jul 2025, 1:43 p.m.
NHS 10 Year Plan 2025

UK Government announce new 10 Year Plan for the NHS

On 3 July 2025, the Government published its 10 Year Health Plan for England, setting out ambitions for the NHS over the next 10 years.

7 Jul 2025, 12:38 p.m.
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Addenbrooke's patient first in Europe to receive treatment for rare genetic disease

Mary Catchpole will be able to take one tablet twice a day to control the effects of her illness

27 Jun 2025, 9 a.m.
Hannah - Rare Chromosome Day 2025

Taking the fear out of Down Syndrome

When Sarah-Jane gave birth to Hannah with Down Syndrome, almost eight years ago, it was a shock for her and her husband, Sean, but now looking back it turned out to be less frightening than she first felt it would be.

19 Jun 2025, 9 a.m.
Inherited cancer testing

Important change to requesting diagnostic cancer genetic testing (inherited cancers)

The eligibility criteria for diagnostic cancer genetic testing have significantly broadened in recent years, which has many benefits for patients and clinicians. But it also means that the East Anglia Clinical Genetics Service (CGS) no longer has the capacity to facilitate this type of test.

16 Jun 2025, 3:08 p.m.
Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Day 2025

Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Day 2025

Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Day 2025 is being observed on Thursday, 19 June 2025, bringing together families, advocates, and healthcare professionals to highlight the unique challenges and remarkable resilience of those living with rare chromosome and gene disorders.

6 Jun 2025, 8 a.m.
Right Test First Time

Improving efficiency and appropriateness of genomic test requests

To ensure that patients continue to benefit from genomic testing in the current context of increased NHS financial pressures, it is important for us all to work together to maximise benefits for patients.

5 Jun 2025, 1:13 p.m.
RegMiGGs.net July 2025

EVENT: Regional Midwives in Genetics and Genomics Network (RegMiGGs.net)

The next meeting of our Regional Midwives in Genetics and Genomics Network (RegMiGGs.net) takes place on Wednesday 16 July at 1pm.

4 Jun 2025, 10:44 a.m.
Red cells

Genetic blood tests could revolutionise cancer care

Liquid biopsy tests are now available for certain lung and breast cancers

30 May 2025, 9 a.m.
Nanopore for brain tumour DNA sequencing

New genetic test can diagnose brain tumours in as little as two hours

Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumours that will cut the time it takes to classify them from 6-8 weeks, to as little as two hours – which could improve care for thousands of patients each year in the UK.

21 May 2025, 11:49 a.m.
International Nurses Day 2025

International Nurses Day 12 May 2025

Monday 12th May 2025 is International Nurses Day. Below we highlight the important role nurses play in genomic medicine, as well as some events and links to further information and support.

12 May 2025, 8 a.m.
Generation Study starts at NNUH

Newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins at NNUH

Newborn babies can now be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) joins a world-leading research study in NHS hospitals that aims to screen up to 100,000 newborns in England.

3 May 2025, 3:53 p.m.