Experience of the Establishment of a Dedicated FH Service in the Yorkshire & Humber region

Authors

  • P Sutton
  • R Dunn
  • R Desborough
  • J Webster
  • K Mitchell
  • C Burton
  • M Mansfield
  • J Barth
  • D Chandrajay
  • C Tuson
  • A Bandyopadhyay
  • K Haralambos
  • D Narayanan

Abstract

In 2017 a dedicated genetic service was established to screen for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in the Yorkshire & Humber population to find adults with FH and therefore at increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease. The Commissioning Groups entered into an agreement with the Lead CCG to commission a dedicated service across four hospital hubs (Hull, York, Leeds & Huddersfield) for 3 years; four WTE nurses funded by the British Foundation for 2 years provided genetic counselling with the full service costs covered by the CCG’s in year 3. Aims were to identify patients with a proven FH genetic variant (Index), rapidly identify/test family members (Cascades) of positive index cases at a reduced cost and identify barriers to identification and testing of high risk patients.

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2019-05-02

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