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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 200
AGNC members within the UK. |
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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 - cost of both is thirty pounds
per annum. For enquiries about membership,
please email
bshg@bham.ac.uk |
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Newsletter |
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The BSHG produce a quarterly newsletter
with articles and news from all affiliated
societies. Ann Kershaw and Sarah Smalley
are our editors for the AGNC pages. If you
would like to send an article to the
newsletter, please contact
Ann Kershaw at
ann.kershaw@addenbrookes.nhs.uk or
Sarah Smalley at
sarah.smalley@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
tel no. 01223 216446 for both |
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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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Tara Clancy and
Mandy Barry 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 2008 |
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Call for Nominations for AGNC Committee
elections 2008. Closing date 31
March 2008. For nomination form
please click
here. |
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Chair:
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Mandy Barry
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Amanda Barry
Genetic Counsellor Manager
Clinical Genetics Unit
Birmingham Womens Hospital
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Tel 0121 627 2630
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Vice-Chair: |
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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Secretary: |
Jennifer Wiggins
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North East Thames Regional Genetics Centre
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London WC1N 1EH
Tel 0207 905 2852
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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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Fiona Robson
(Retiring Treasurer) |
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Yorkshire Regional Genetics Service
Department Of Clinical Genetics
Ashley Wing
St James's University Hospital
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Tel 0113 206 5143
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Committee
members: |
Vicki Wiles
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East Anglian Medical Genetics Service
Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
Box 134
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 2QQ
Tel: 01223 216446
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Jan Birch
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Department of Clinical Genetics
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Service Base
Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital Alder
Hey
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
Tel: 0151 802 5019
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Carolyn Owen |
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Genetics Dept
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Wrexham
LL13 7TD
Tel: 01978 725065 |
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Co-opted
Trainee Representative: |
Charlotte Eddy |
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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 9285652
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