The valuable contribution made by nurses and social workers employed in genetic services
in Britain was recognised by a Clinical Genetics Society Working Party. A recent survey has …

The authors discuss the role of the family physician in identifying families who would benefit
from genetic counselling. They outline reasons for referral, as well as the referral process …

I The Genetic Enquiry Centre in Manchester has designed a three-pronged health services
research programme to address current issues in genetics. The issues are: whether doctors …

The reform of the British National Health Service will bring radical changes in the way
existing services and new developments are funded, although it is intended that funding will …

Genetic nurses and counsellors work as part of the professional team providing clinical
genetic services from regional centres in the United Kingdom. The education and training …

Conclusions Different arrangements for medical genetics services will be needed in
countries with well developed primary care, compared with those where primary care is not …

From personal interviews with former consultands, we have learned much about the
effectiveness and impact of our genetic counseling services during the past decade …

The work of clinical geneticists, and much of the work of related laboratory genetics services,
is aimed principally at the needs of individual people and families with a risk of genetic …

The first edition of this book appeared in 1963 and proved an excellent, concise, and clear
guide to present day genetics. Reprints in German and translations into Spanish, Italian, and …

Genetic counselling represents a new and important health service, but little is known about
how the clients of genetic clinics actually experience and view the genetic counselling …