Educational resources
This section provides resources to support NHS colleagues’ personal professional development, and also signposts people to more formal training resources and courses.
Accessing Genomics Education
The “Genomics in the NHS” programme is a collection of elearning courses developed by NHS educational teams to support and educate healthcare professionals about genomic medicine and the benefit it will bring to patient care.
They are grouped into ‘foundation’ (developed for healthcare professionals with limited exposure to genomics in their role) and ‘specialist’ (designed for healthcare professionals working in the NHS, who support patients through genomic testing. Individuals accessing these ‘specialist’ courses are expected to have a fundamental understanding of genomics, in relation to their clinical practice).
Learn more from the Genomics Education Programme
Genomics 101: Genomics in Healthcare
This course from Health Education England explores what a genome is and how genomics can be used in healthcare.
How can genomics support clinical decision making in a patient's care?
The Genomics Education Programme is creating a series of Genomics Notes (GeNotes) for clinicians across a range of specialities, including cancer.
These are short, useful summaries to support your decisions when considering genomic testing.
How to have a genomics conversation with patients
Read a summary of a meeting between the Genomic Education Partnership, patients and their relatives, which explored how best to speak with them about their experiences of genomic testing and the key insights they want healthcare professionals to know.
Why is rare disease a healthcare priority in the UK and how can genomics help?
Visit the Genomic Education Programme’s Rare disease education hub:
You can also learn more about rare disease genomics and the use of whole genome sequencing on Genomic England’s website:
You can develop your understanding of the interaction between genomics and rare disease in Genomics England’s open online course ‘A Clinician’s Guide to Genomic Testing for Rare Disease’:
Genomic Education Programme’s Glossary of Terms
Explore commonly used genomics words with the GEP Glossary of Terms
Funded Masters in Genomic Medicine
Health Education England
The University of Manchester
University of Birmingham
How can I learn more?
Join our education network and contact us to learn more
The NE&Y genomics education network has been established to bring together all those working in the genomics education arena in the region. The outcomes from this group will be shared on the website going forwards however, if you have any suggestions for the group, please contact Helen or Emma.
Our team are:
Helen Bethell, Workforce Development and Education Lead, NEY GMSA
Emma Clark, Education and Training lead, NEY GLH