A Toolkit for Developing Services Involving Genetics

This information is for those who are developing services for patients with or at risk of genetic conditions. 

Please note that this Toolkit is based on the collected experiences of service development initiatives in genetics and is not intended to be a complete guide to service development; you may also want to consult generic service development resources and expertise within your own organisation.

 

Resources

The Genetics Service Development Projects booklet is available.  It gives an overview of the Department of Health funded initiatives to integrate genetics into the NHS. 

 

Patient information

• 'Renal Genetics and Tubular Disorder Clinic' patient information leaflet ( Addenbrooke's NHS Trust)
• 'Basic genetics' leaflet (Leicester Genetics Service)
• 'Clinical genetics' poster (Leicester Genetics Service)

 

Job descriptions

• Nurse Specialist - Renal Genetic Disorders (Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust)
• Nurse Specialist - Cardiac Genetic Disorders (Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust)
• Highly Specialist Nurse in Genetic Education/Highly Specialist Genetic Counsellor (Development of Genetic Services in Mainstream Medicine) (Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust)
• Multidisciplinary Clinic Administrator (Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust)
• Project Manager (Development of Genetic Services in Mainstream Medicine) (Birmingham Women's Healthcare NHS Trust)
• Genetics Medical Secretary (Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Trust)
• Specialist Liaison Genetic Counsellor (Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Trust)
• Clinical Nurse Specialist in Community Clinical Genetics / Genetics Counsellor for the Community (GreatOrmondStreetHospital for Children NHS Trust)

 

Clinical pathways and referral information

• Pathway for referrals to clinical genetics ( Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust)
• Intervention Care Pathway - Referral Criteria ( Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust)
• Intervention Pathway for Contacting Extended Family ( Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust)
• Pathway for Referrals by Paediatricians by Standard Letter ( Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust)

 

 

Last updated: 13 October 2011

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  • Service development initiatives - mainstreaming genetics

  • A Toolkit for developing new services
    • 1. Planning the service
    • 2. Staffing issues
    • 3. Stakeholder involvement
    • 4. Working with genetics Departments
    • 5. Working Across Specialities
    • 6. Working with Healthcare Organisations
    • 7. Working with Communities - Cultural Awareness
    • 8. Communication
    • 9. Providing online Information
    • 10. Providing Education for Health Proffessionals
    • How the Toolkit was developed
    • Resources