Quite a few of Saturday's papers covered the health secretary's announcement that he wants the NHS to offer healthy 'volunteers' the option of paying to have their DNA analysed. The goal is to recruit 5 million volunteers resulting in masses of data which can be used by researchers to further understanding and develop new treatments. … Continue reading A view about the health secretary’s announcement on healthy volunteers and DNA tests
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Patient charter on genome sequencing is a call to arms to the NHS, charities and researchers
It is one of the boldest and most exciting initiatives in UK health research and care that I have witnessed. It's also happening at lightning speed. In the eighteen months since the Prime Minister announced the 100,000 Genomes Project to coincide with the NHS's 65th birthday in 2013, we have gone from almost a standing start … Continue reading Patient charter on genome sequencing is a call to arms to the NHS, charities and researchers
Simon Denegri's Lay Review 