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			<title>House of Lords report on Genomic Medicine</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/07/2009/#story_4705</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has published a new report, Genomic Medicine, the result of a long-running inquiry into recent advances in genomics and related fields and their implications for healthcare, the UK Government and the National Health Service (NHS). It calls for a ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Ethical implications of expanded newborn screening</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/12/2008/#story_4426</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Screening newborns for certain inherited conditions is undertaken in most countries to provide a means of early identification and treatment of conditions such as phenylketonuria (PKU) and sickle cell anaemia. With the emergence of new high-throughput technologies such as tandem mass spectrometr ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Progress review of Genetics White Paper</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4075</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Our inheritance, our future, the 2003 White Paper on genetics, set out the UK Government&amp;rsquo;s first explicit policy commitments in the field of human genetics. Significant investment was announced in a range of areas including clinical genetic testing, pharmacogenetics research, service developme ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Report claims human-animal hybrid embryos are necessary</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2007/#story_3247</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The UK Science and Technology Committee has published its latest report on Government proposals for the regulation of hybrid and chimeric embryos, speaking out against a proposed ban on the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos. This proposal formed part of a recent review of the Human Fertilisati ... ]]></description>
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			<title>HGC calls for sustained commitment to Genetics White Paper initiatives</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/11/2006/#story_2820</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Human Genetics Commission has published its response to the Department of Health’s three-year review of the Genetics White Paper. The HGC’s response commends the original objectives of the White Paper, which outlined the Government’s vision for developing genetic services and for integrating gen ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Genetics White Paper – three year progress review</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/2006/#story_2654</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Health has announced that the Genetics White Paper Our inheritance, our future - realising the potential of genetics in the NHS of June 2003 is to be reviewed. The White Paper itself contained a commitment to a three-year review, saying: “The exact timing for different genetic adva ... ]]></description>
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			<title>BRCA test backlog leads some women to opt for breast removal</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/06/2006/#story_2524</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer has released a warning that delays for genetic test results are so long that women at risk of familial breast cancer are opting for mastectomies rather than wait two years for test results (see news). Familial breast cancer represents up to 5% of all cases; wom ... ]]></description>
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			<title>NHS expands family cancer services</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2005/#story_863</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[        A service that provides advice, assessment and support from  specialist cancer genetics nurses for people from families with inherited forms  of cancer is to be expanded. Pilot projects are already based in GP practices  in South West London, Yorkshire and the North East, and now Oldham, Pool ... ]]></description>
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			<title>White Paper on Public Health published</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/11/2004/#story_1438</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Health has published its White Paper on Public Health, ‘Choosing Health: Making Healthier Choices Easier.’ It sets out “…key principles for supporting the public to make more healthier and informed choices in regards to their health.” It follows the public consultations, ‘Choosing  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Debate over genetic profiling of newborns</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2004/#story_1351</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In its White Paper of June 2003, ‘Our inheritance, our future - realising the potential of genetics in the NHS’, the Government asked the Human Genetics Commission (HGC) to work with the National Screening Committee (NSC) to consider the idea of genetic profiling of newborns. This concept is based a ... ]]></description>
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			<title>New NHS Genetics Education and Development Centre</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2004/#story_1356</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Health Secretary John Reid has announced that funding to establish and run the new Genetics Education and Development Centre has been awarded to the Birmingham Women&amp;#039;s Healthcare Trust (see press release). The new centre is to be formed as part of the commitment to developing knowledge and skil ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Task Groups to play key role in consultation for White Paper on Public Health</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2004/#story_1343</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Health Secretary John Reid has announced the chairs of eight Task Groups that will have an important role in the consultation process for the government’s White Paper on Public Health, that is expected to be published this summer. The eight Task Group Chairs will head the groups outlined in Choosing ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Department of Health invites bids for NHS Genetics and Education Development Centre</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/2003/#story_1181</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In its White Paper, Our Inheritance, Our Future, the UK Government announced its intention to set up a genetics education centre that would act as an “enabler” to facilitate the incorporation of genetics into the training of a wide range of healthcare professionals. The Department of Health has now  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>DoH invites proposals for projects to evaluate Genetics White Paper service development projects</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/12/2003/#story_1234</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Health (DoH) has announced an invitation to tender to conduct evaluations of the service development projects arising from the White Paper, ‘Our Inheritance, Our Future: Realising the potential of genetics in the NHS’. To fulfil its commitments under this initiative, the DoH has co ... ]]></description>
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			<title>NICE guidance recommends universal antenatal Down’s screening</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/11/2003/#story_1212</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The National Institute for Clinical Excellence, which makes recommendations to the National Health Service on current “best practice” in medicine, has recently published guidance on routine antenatal care for healthy pregnant women. The report recommends that a range of screening tests should be off ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Appeal Court judgment in the Hashmi case</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2003/#story_1153</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2003 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In April 2003, three Appeal Court judges announced that they had decided to uphold an appeal by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) against a High Court decision which held that the HFEA did not have the legal authority to allow Raj and Shahana Hashmi to use preimplantation genet ... ]]></description>
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			<title>UK Government publishes White Paper on genetics in the NHS</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/06/2003/#story_1160</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ On 24 June the long-awaited White Paper on genetics was unveiled in Parliament by the new Health Secretary John Reid. The Paper promises a raft of new measures, supported by £50 million of investment over 3 years, to strengthen existing genetic services and to plan for the time when genetics and gen ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Department of Health Science and Innovation Strategy highlights genetics</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2001/#story_991</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Following the publication last year of the Department of Trade and Industry&amp;#039;s White Paper &quot;Excellence and Opportunity: a science and innovation policy for the 21st century&quot;, other Government departments were asked to produce their own science and innovation policies. The Department of Health&amp;#0 ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Panel advises Government on genetics Green Paper</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2001/#story_966</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Alan Milburn, Secretary of State for Health, announced in April that the UK Government will publish a Green Paper on the future of genetics. The preparation of the paper will be guided by an advisory panel whose membership was recently announced by the Department of Health. The panel, chaired by Lor ... ]]></description>
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