Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to educate and equip healthcare professionals to engage in genomic testing for patients with pancreatic cancer.

The NHS England Genomics Education Programme provides education and training to support healthcare professionals in the use of genomic medicine. Working with the NHS Genomic Medicine Service, it delivers a national education programme designed to build genomic knowledge and skills across the healthcare workforce.

As part of this offer, the programme has developed GeNotes, a multi-professional clinical resource that supports clinicians to identify when genomic testing is appropriate, order the correct test, interpret results, and communicate them to patients. GeNotes aligns with the National Genomic Test Directory and provides both point-of-care guidance and more in-depth learning opportunities.

The resource includes educational material relevant to pancreatic cancer, including guidance to support clinicians managing patients with pancreatic cancer who may benefit from genomic testing and the interpretation of genomic results.

NHS England continues to work with healthcare professionals, academics, and professional organisations to ensure genomic education and training resources remain up to date and support the appropriate use of genomics across healthcare services.