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Genomics: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to require Genomic Laboratory Hubs to adopt standardised reporting templates for genomics reports.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
25 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to require Genomic Laboratory Hubs to adopt standardised reporting templates for genomics reports.

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Professional groups, including the Association for Clinical Genomic Science, produce best practice guidance and standard templates for members on reporting genomic results to clinicians. Further information on the Association for Clinical Genomic Science ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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