# North West Genomic Laboratory Hub and Genomic Medicine Service Alliance

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## TL;DR

The NHS genetics service for the North West of England: if your cancer or family history meets the national criteria, your hospital team or GP refers you here for genetic counselling and inherited cancer gene tests, free on the NHS.

## Summary

The North West Genomic Laboratory Hub runs laboratory sites in Liverpool and Manchester; its alliance site describes work on bringing genomic testing into everyday cancer care in the region. It is one of seven Genomic Laboratory Hubs that together co-ordinate all NHS genomic testing in England, each paired with a regional Genomic Medicine Service Alliance that delivers the clinical care of patients having genomic testing (Health Education England's GeNotes). The lead trust is Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: North West GLH; North West Genomics Medicine Service Alliance; NW GLH; NW GMSA
- City: Manchester, GB
- Type: government
- Website: https://mft.nhs.uk/nwglh/

## Sources

- GeNotes: Genomic Laboratory Hubs: https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/genotes/knowledge-hub/genomic-laboratory-hubs/
- North West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance: https://www.nw-gmsa.nhs.uk/

## Connected records

- collections: [NHS Genomic Medicine Service](https://onco.cc/collections/nhs-genomic-medicine-service/)
- technologies: [Germline (hereditary) testing](https://onco.cc/technologies/germline-testing/)
- institutions: [Manchester Royal Infirmary HPB Unit](https://onco.cc/institutions/manchester-royal-infirmary/)
- terms: [Hereditary cancer syndromes](https://onco.cc/terms/hereditary-cancer-syndromes/)

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