Hereditary Diseases: Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 January 2025 to Question 19417 on Genetics: Diseases, how much funding was provided by NHS England to the Genetic Risk Equity project; and what that funding was used for.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
The project began in 2022/23, with total spend being £2.7 million. The following table showing the breakdown by year and to the nearest £100,000:
Year | Spend (£) |
2024/25 | 1,000,000 |
2023/24 | 1,000,000 |
2022/23 | 700,000 |
Source: NHS England
Note: The funding was spent on additional midwifery capacity, genomics associates, neonatal nurses (2024/25 only) and genetic literacy/public health outreach. 5% was spent on project management and evaluation.
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