Have your say on the personalisation of cancer care
NHS England with other partners, have organised a series of events to gather opinion and raise support for the implementation of genomics
Alongside Macmillan, Cancer Research UK and NHS Horizons, NHS England and Genomics England have organised four regional events this spring to explore how genomics can be embedded into personalised cancer care.
The events, titled ‘Genomics and Personalisation of Cancer Care’, aim to seek opinion on the best ways in which genomic medicine can be embedded into care. They will enable those working within NHS Genomic Medicine Centres (GMCs) to engage with members of the public and other healthcare professionals to reflect on the transformation that has already taken place and consider the changes that will be needed in the future.
The meetings will be facilitated by Dr Helen Bevan, OBE, Chief Transformation Officer for the NHS and the NHS Horizons team.
Open to all
Organisers are keen to stress that everyone is welcome and to encourage anyone interested to join one of the events so that all views can be considered. The aim is to widen support for the implementation of regional action plans to introduce genomic medicine into routine cancer care across the NHS from September 2018 onwards, following the completion of the world leading 100,000 Genomes Project for cancer and rare disease.
Details for the individual events are as follows:
London Thursday 12 April – Mary Ward House, 5 – 7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN
To register for the London event please click here.
Birmingham Thursday 19 April – Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TR
To register for the Birmingham event please click here.
Bristol Wednesday 16 May – DoubleTree by Hilton, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NJ
To register for the Bristol event please click here.
Leeds Friday 18 May – Hilton Leeds City, Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4BX
To register for the Leeds event please click here.
Places at each event are limited so please register today. Details can be found in the invitation document.
