12th September - Genetic Information Sharing Report

A new report published by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Pathologists, and British Society for Human Genetics has encouraged the sharing of genetic information between family members and healthcare professionals as part of good clinical practice.

Among the recommendations, the report says family history and clinical information should be shared with other health professionals if it is relevant to the healthcare needs of family members. It explains that as the information is passed between healthcare professionals, who share in their duty of confidence, such sharing is unlikely to be prohibited under the UK's data protection laws.

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