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SynthesisGenetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2019

Delivering genomic medicine in the United Kingdom National Health Service: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Caroline Pearce, Emma Goettke, Nina Hallowell, Pauline McCormack, Frances Flinter, Christopher McKevitt

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Synthesis in Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Egypt Genome: Towards an African new genomic era.Journal of advanced research · 2025
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  8. The Egypt Genome Project.Nature genetics · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Caroline PearceSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4653-2697
Emma GoettkeSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9576-9415
Nina HallowellThe Ethox Centre and Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Pauline McCormackPolicy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0172-1753
Frances FlinterDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Christopher McKevittSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK. christopher.mckevitt@kcl.ac.uk.

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe sought to assess the readiness of the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service to implement a Genomic Medicine Service. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify what is known about factors related to the implementation of genomic medicine in routine health care and to draw out the implications for the UK and other settings.

methodsRelevant studies were identified in Web of Science and PubMed from their date of inception to April 2018. The review included primary research studies using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods, and systematic reviews. A narrative synthesis was conducted.

resultsFifty-five studies met our inclusion criteria. The majority of studies reviewed were conducted in the United States. We identified four domains: (1) systems, (2) training and workforce needs, (3) professional attitudes and values, and (4) the role of patients and the public.

conclusionMainstreaming genomic medicine into routine clinical practice requires actions at each level of the health-care system. Our synthesis emphasized the organizational, social, and cultural implications of reforming practice, highlighting that demonstration of clinical utility and cost-effectiveness, attending to the compatibility of genomic medicine with clinical principles, and involving and engaging patients are key to successful implementation.

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Cost-Benefit AnalysisDelivery of Health CareGenomicsHumansPrecision MedicineState MedicineUnited Kingdomclinical geneticsclinical implementationgenomic medicinepersonalized careservice delivery

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