NHS Healthcare Sciences - Bioinformatics

In this series we are looking at the Healthcare Sciences, what these careers involve and how you can get into them. Healthcare Sciences covers a range of specialties which can help prevent, treat and diagnose medical conditions.

This episode we are going to introduce you to Bioinformatics.

Thanks to Clare Kennedy, a Clinical Bioinformatician at Genomics England, and Rebecca Tovey, an Information Analyst for the NHS.

An overview on Bioinformatics:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science/roles-healthcare-science/clinical-bioinformatics
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science/roles-healthcare-science/clinical-bioinformatics/clinical-bioinformatics-genomics
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science/roles-healthcare-science/clinical-bioinformatics/clinical-bioinformatics-health-informatics
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science/roles-healthcare-science/clinical-bioinformatics/clinical-bioinformatics-physical-sciences

More information on Bioinformatics in England and Scotland (this is a relatively new part of Healthcare Science, so there is less information across the four UK nations):
https://nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/healthcare-science/healthcare-science-specialisms-explained/informatics/bioinformatics-genomics/
https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/healthcare-science/bioinformatician/

Introduction to Information Analyst:
https://www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk/careers/information-analyst

Other useful links:
https://medicalgenomicswales.co.uk/index.php/en/
https://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/initiatives/100000-genomes-project
https://www.acgs.uk.com/
https://www.clingensoc.org/
https://www.ukcgg.org/
https://www.fetalgenomicsgroup.org.uk/

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