NHS East of England

The NHS East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance Harnesses PhenoTips’ Genomic Health Record in a Milestone Regional Transformation Project

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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The NHS’ East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA) is harnessing PhenoTips’ cloud-based Genomic Health Record in a first-of-its-kind regional transformation project to evaluate the centralisation and equitable embedding of genomic medicine and genomic testing into patient care pathways.

Key Points: 
  • The NHS’ East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA) is harnessing PhenoTips’ cloud-based Genomic Health Record in a first-of-its-kind regional transformation project to evaluate the centralisation and equitable embedding of genomic medicine and genomic testing into patient care pathways.
  • The East GMSA, and the associated East Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH), strives to provide timely diagnoses and personalised medical care to the 8.3 million people living in the East Midlands and East of England region, regardless of where they live or which hospital they are treated at.
  • PhenoTips’ Genomic Health Record will act as a cloud-hosted centralised database for genomic information, enabling access and collaboration between the region’s Trusts, beginning with two of the three Trusts whose testing laboratories comprise the East GLH.
  • In addition, the implementation at the East GMSA will act as a pilot project to model genomic mainstreaming across the NHS, with the potential to expand PhenoTips into other alliances to support equitable access to genomic medicine and genomic testing across England.