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Genomics
Genomics programme will make NHS a world leader
Simon Stevens, NHS England’s Chief executive, today welcomed the announcement by David Cameron of the 100,000 Genome Project. The Prime Minister unveiled plans for a £300million investment into the project which involves ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases, that will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated The four year project will allow […]
UK to lead the world in the fight against cancer and rare diseases
The UK is set to become the world leader in ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases, which will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated, thanks to£300million of investment, the Prime Minister announced today (1 August). The four year project will allow scientists to do pioneering new research to decode 100,000 human genomes […]
NHS England has issued Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage 1 documentation
Following on from the recent publication of a NHS Genomic Medicine Centres Prospectus on 3rd July 2014, NHS England has today issued ITT Stage 1 documentation (this document is no longer available here but can be found on the National Archives website). The process for the procurement of wave one of the NHS Genomic Medicine Centres […]
NHS England publishes a NHS Genomic Medicine Centre Selection Prospectus
On 10 December 2012, the Prime Minister announced that the Government intended to achieve a paradigm shift in the way that genomics is used across the NHS. To provide the catalyst for this change and to accelerate the benefits to NHS patients stemming from innovations in genomics, the Government committed to sequencing 100,000 whole human […]