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About the AGNC |
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The Association of Genetic Nurses and
Counsellors is an organisation representing
Genetic Associates, Nurses, Counsellors and
other non-medical staff working within
Clinical Genetics.
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The AGNC is one of five constituent groups
of the
BSHG |
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There are now around
300
AGNC members within the UK. For more
information about the AGNC and how to become
a member please
click here |
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Aims |
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The Aims of the Association include: |
- to provide support for professionals
working in the field
- to provide forums for education and
scientific meetings
- to represent the views of the
profession
- to prescribe good standards of
clinical practice
- to liaise and collaborate with other
clinical and scientific colleagues in
the field
- to provide channels of communication
within the profession
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Membership |
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The membership is open to professionals
whose work involves contact with families or
individuals affected by or at risk of a
genetic condition. Whilst in many cases,
members are working within a Regional
Genetics Service, increasingly those working
in allied areas such as oncology and fetal
medicine have found membership of the
Association beneficial.
Prospective members will usually have a
qualification in nursing or genetic
counselling and must be nominated by two
members of the AGNC/BSHG.
Membership of
the AGNC includes membership of the BSHG -
for enquiries about membership follow link
to
http://www.bshg.org.uk/society/join.htm |
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Newsletter |
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The BSHG produce
a twice yearly newsletter with articles and
news from all affiliated societies. Vicki
Wiles is our editor for the AGNC pages.
The closing dates for
newsletter contributions are April 30th and
November 30th.If you
would like to send an article to the
newsletter, please contact
Vicki Wiles at
vicki.wiles@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
(tel no. 01223 216446) |
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Minutes |
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It was agreed at
the 2001 AGM that minutes from the AGNC
committee meetings and working group
meetings will be available at request from
the AGNC secretary (email address above). |
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Minutes from all Committee Meetings are also
available from your
Regional Representative. |
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Minutes of Annual General Meeting 2008
held at AGNC Spring Meeting, 15 May, London |
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Working
Groups |
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To ensure that
the profession continues to develop several
groups have been identified to consider
issues which the AGNC feel require a UK wide
perspective. These include: |
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AGNC Representatives on BSHG Council |
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BSHG Council includes representatives
from each of the constituent groups. BSHG
Council discusses issues relevant to BSHG
membership as a whole, e.g. response to
requests for information from other
organisations such as HGC, do once and
share project and plans for future BSHG
conferences, and the constituent groups
report back to Council. |
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Jacqueline Dunlop and
Gilly Bromilow act as AGNC representatives
for the BSHG Council |
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BSHG Book Club |
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AGNC members are eligible to use the
BSHG Book club with Oxford University
press. 20% discount for all members |
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AGNC Committee 2009 |
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Chair:
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Gilly Bromilow
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South Western Regional Genetics Service -
Devon and Cornwall
Clinical Genetics Department Royal Devon &
Exeter Hospital (Heavitree)
Gladstone Road
EXETER
EX1 2ED
Tel: 01392 40 5726
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Vice-Chair: |
Jennifer Wiggins
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Senior Genetic
Counsellor
Cancer Genetics
Royal Marsden
Hospital
2nd floor, Orchard House
Cotswold
Road
Sutton SM2 5NG
Cancer Genetics
Royal
Marsden Hospital NHS Trust
Fulham Road, London
SW3
6JJ
Tel: 020 8661 3523
Fax: 020 8770
1489
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Secretary: |
Oonagh Claber |
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Teesside
Genetics Service
James Cook
Univerisity Hospital
Marton
Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Tel:
01642 282623
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Treasurer:
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Mark Longmuir |
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West of Scotland Regional Genetics Service
Ferguson-Smith Centre for Clinical Genetics
NHS
Greater Glasgow &Clyde Yorkhill Hospital
Glasgow
G3 8SJ
Tel: 0141 201 0802
Fax: 0141 201 0361
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Committee
members: |
Carolyn Owen
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Genetics Dept
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham
LL13 7TD
Tel: 01978 725065
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Liwsi Kim Protheroe-Davies
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Cancer Genetics Counsellor
Level 3
West Ward Block
Singleton Hospital
Sketty Lane
Swansea
SA2 8QA
Tel: 01792 285972/487476
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Cath King
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Genetics
Department
Children's
Centre
Royal United
Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Tel:
01225 824 204 |
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Co-opted
Trainee Representative: |
Sally Yerbury
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Trainee Genetic Counsellor
South Western Regional Genetics Service
St
Michael's
Hospital
St Michael's
Hill
Bristol
BS2 8DT
Tel: 0117 342 5652
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