Find a Genetics Service

The NSW Genetics Service Advisory Committee oversees a network of service providers in all the genetics service disciplines in NSW health. A cross-Area service is provided from clinical genetics units in metropolitan hospitals in conjunction with outreach services in all Area Health Services. Some services operate from one site as indicated below and provide a statewide service. Services include clinical, laboratory and education and liaison.

• Clinical genetics and counselling services (6 metropolitan sites)
• Outreach genetic counselling services in conjunction with clinical services provided from metropolitan sites (14 sites)
• Cancer genetics services (5 metropolitan sites)
• The genetic metabolic disease service (2 metropolitan sites)
• Prenatal diagnosis services (clinical genetics and counselling services in conjunction with fetal medicine units and obstetricians)
• The Genetics of Learning Disability Service (GOLD)
• Mothersafe (1 site)

Laboratory Services:

• Cytogenetics services (4 laboratories)
• Molecular genetics services (7 laboratories)
• The NSW Newborn Screening Programme (1 laboratory)
• The NSW Biochemical Genetics Service (1 laboratory)

Education and Liaison services:

• The Centre for Genetics Education (1 office)
• The Association of Genetic Support of Australasia (AGSA) (1 office)

Contacts for the clinical services are provided. Also provided are the contacts for clinical genetics services across Australia and in New Zealand.

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