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Achieve consistency between health systems – clinical and laboratory delivery

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Summary

The State Health Systems Consistency project is a national collaborative effort to establish consistent genomic health practices across Australia. It will do this by implementing a standard genomic referral and testing framework.

Clinical and laboratory workflows are currently independently governed by local legislation, frameworks and policies. Prospective policy and framework changes could be streamlined in future by state health services sharing their established practices now.

Mapping and comparing current practices within each jurisdiction, and frequent consultation between genetic service and laboratory leads, will enable standard guidelines to be established and improve consistency.

This project aims to implement and maintain a nationwide minimum set of standards, ensuring all Australians can access quality standard of care genomic testing.

Project Leads

Dr Cliff Meldrum

NSW Health Pathology

Professor Hamish Scott

SA Pathology

Dr Kristen Nowak

Health Department of WA

Professor Clara Gaff

Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance

Professor Julie McGaughran

Genetic Health Queensland

Project Coordinators

Dr Michael Quinn

Contact
michael.quinn3@health.qld.gov.au

Dr Matilda Jackson smiling at camera

Dr Matilda Jackson

Contact
matilda.jackson@sa.gov.au


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