Genomics

Version 1.2, 28 March 2025

This guidance is part of the Working in a digitally transformed NHS section of the Good practice guidelines for GP electronic patient records.

NHS England maintains a series of web pages about genomics and the genomic medicine service.

The UK has a world-leading genomic medicine infrastructure including the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) Research Collaborative and will be at the forefront of genomic medicine development.

Genomics in the NHS

The 100,000 Genomes project completed recruitment in 2018.  The process of feeding back results is still on-going, however it has already added a huge amount of knowledge to the fields of genomics, cancer, and rare disease. 

Genomics in primary care

To read about genomics in primary care, visit the NHS England pages on the genomic education programme.

Other helpful information

Videos

Toolkits

  • Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), A collection of resources that explain how genomics medicine can be incorporated in primary care, RCGP Genomics toolkit

Education

Reports

Websites