Genetics and the general practitioner

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7405.2

BMJ 2003;327:2-3 (5 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7405.2

Editorial

Genetics and the general practitioner

White paper takes the first steps down a long road

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Our Inheritance, Our Future, the white paper on genetics inthe NHS, was launched last week after a painfully long gestation.¹Two weeks into his new job, John Reid, the secretary of statefor health, acted as student midwife for the delivery of thewhite paper. He announced £50m ($83m;€72m) of newmoney for the development of genetics knowledge and skillsand provision of genetics services within the NHS.

Slightly more than two years ago Alan Milburn, who was thensecretary of state, started the NHS genetics revolution.²He invested £30m in genetics knowledge parks, nationalgenetics reference laboratories, and specialised genetics services.The time has now come to begin spreading the genetics gospelinto the wider community of professionals and patients. Thewhite paper wants to incorporate genetics advances into everydayclinical practice.

Over the next three years pilots will be set up to kickstartinitiatives in primary . . . [Full text of this article]

Fred Kavalier, primary care geneticist

Department of Clinical Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT (fred.kavalier@gstt.sthames.nhs.uk)

Alastair Kent, director

Genetic Interest Group, London N1 3QP (mail@gig.org.uk)

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