Department of Health
NHS
- NHS Evidence-genetic conditions - the specialist collections for Clinical Genetics
- NHS Gateway
NHS Scotland
Patient Support
- CLIMB - for families seeking information on inherited metabolic diseases
- Contact a family - a charity providing advice, information and support
- Genetic Alliance UK- a national alliance of patient organisations
- Specialised Healthcare Alliance-a broad coalition of patient groups for rare and complex conditions
- Unique- a charity providing information and support on rare chromosome disorders
Genetics Societies and Associations
- Association of Clinical Biochemists (ACB)
- Association of Clinical Cytogenticists (ACC)
- Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors (AGNC)
- British Society for Human Genetics (BSHG)
- Cancer Genetics Group (CGC)
- Clinical Genetics Society (CGS)
- Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS)
- Primary Care Genetics Society (PCGS)
Education and Development
National Genetics Reference Laboratories
Practical Resources
- ESDN - European Skeletal Dysplasia Network for diagnosis and research
- GeneTests - a publicly funded medical genetics information resource
- Human Genome Variation Society - links to mutation databases
- Lab Tests Online UK- a public resource on clinical lab testing
- Orphanet - a database of rare diseases and orphan drugs
- UKNSC - UK National Screening Committee
Nomenclature
Quality Assurance
- CPA - Clinical Pathology Accreditation
- EMQN - European Molecular Genetics Quality Network
- UK NEQAS - United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service
Royal Colleges
- The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath)
- Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
- Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
- The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health