Link bank — Genomics in Healthcare | Genomics Education Programme

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Online courses, learning and resources

Article: Prenatal genomics – an overview | Genomics Education Programme (GEP) | 10-20 minutes
Article: What is NIPD | GEP | 10-20 minutes
Article: What is NIPT | GEP | 10-20 minutes
Bitesize: What is epigenetics? | GEP | 10-20 minutes
Bitesize: What is genomics? | GEP | 10-20 minutes
Case study: MCADD: Emma’s Story | Metabolic Support UK | 10-20 minutes
Course: Genomics 101: From Genes to Genome | GEP | 30 minutes
Course: Genomics 101: Genomics in Healthcare | GEP | 30 minutes
Course: Genomics 101: Taking and Drawing a Family History | GEP | 30 minutes
MOOC: Genetic Inheritance for the Pregnancy Pathway: A Practical Guide for Clinicians | St George’s University of London | Flexible
MOOC: Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): An Introduction for Healthcare Professionals | St George’s University of London | Flexible
Resource: Genetic conditions factsheets | GEP | Flexible
Resource: Genomics image library | GEP | Flexible
Resource: Genomics in O&G | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Flexible
Resource: Glossary of genomics terms | GEP | Flexible
Resource: Family History Template Tool | GEP | Flexible
Resource: National Genomic Test Directory | NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) | Flexible
Webinar: From niche to necessity: genomics in routine care | GEP, NHSE/I, RCNi | Flexible

Taught courses

Introduction to the Counselling Skills used in Genomic Medicine | GEP | Flexible
Master’s in Genomic Medicine | GEP | Flexible

Multimedia

Animation: Genomics in Midwifery | GEP | 5 minutes
Animation: How we inherit genomic information | GEP | 5 minutes
Animation: What is a genome? | GEP | 2 minutes
Animation: What is DNA? | GEP | 2 minutes
Film: The Power of a Genetic Diagnosis | GEP | 2 minutes
Podcast: Genomics in Midwifery Practice with Donna Kirwan | GEP | 20 minutes
Podcast: Genetics Unzipped: Myths and preconceptions in genomics | The Genetics Society | 30 minutes

Documents and guidance

About the nursing and midwifery round table | GEP | 5 minutes
Area prevalence for sickle cell and thalassaemia | Public Health England | Flexible
Consanguinity | Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust | 10-20 minutes
FASP: parent information on screening for conditions | Public Health England | Flexible
Fetal anomaly screening: care pathways | Public Health England | Flexible
Genomic Medicine Service Alliances and role of nurses and midwives within the new structure: July 2020 update for chief nurses and heads of midwifery | NHSE/I | 10-20 minutes
Guidance document: Rapid Exome Sequencing Service for fetal anomalies testing | NHSE/I | 10-20 minutes
Newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme handbook | Public Health England | 30 minutes
Newborn blood spot screening programme: supporting publications | Public Health England | Flexible
NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP): detailed information |Public Health England and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | Flexible
Newborn hearing screening: supporting publications | Public Health England | Flexible
NHS maternity statistics 2019-20 | NHS Digital | Flexible
NHS population screening: access for all | Public Health England | Flexible
Patient confidentiality in NHS population screening programmes | Public Health England | Flexible
Private screening: important information | Public Health England | 10-20 minutes
Rapid exome sequencing information | Exeter Clinical Laboratory | 5 minutes
Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) | Public Health England
Screening in pregnancy: CVS and amniocentesis information for parents | Public Health England | 10-20 minutes
Sickle cell and thalassaemia screening: family origin questionnaire | Public Health England | Flexible
Sickle cell and thalassaemia (SCT) screening: programme overview | Public Health England | 10-20 minutes

Last updated on 8th July 2025