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Written question asked by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench) on Monday, 8 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 February 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Cancer: Screening

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 4 February (HL5341), what consideration the NHS has given to offering to share outcome data with test providers, where suitable consents can be captured, on the forthcoming re-procurement of the NHS regional genetics labs, such as from the National Cancer Intelligence Network; and what assessment they have made of the impact of doing so on their procurement process, in the light of the experience of Genomic Enterprise.

Answer

NHS England is currently finalising the service specification for a forthcoming procurement for genomic laboratory services. The issues around sharing outcome data are under broader consideration as part of the wider genomics programme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5968
Session
2015-16
Related items
Cancer: Screening
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Cancer Genetics NHS Procurement Screening Laboratories Information sharing
Link
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