Genetic Alliance UK Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting will be held on 25 September. This conference will include two keynote sessions, talks by patient organisations, our annual general meeting, workshops and a panel discussion. The two keynote sessions will focus on the implementation of genomics in the NHS and what it means for patients affected by rare and genetic conditions and the effect of living with a rare disease on patients and carers’ mental health.

Speakers will include:

– Professor Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer, NHS England
– Professor Jill Clayton-Smith, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Honorary Professor in Medical Genetics, University of Manchester
– Amy Hunter, Director of Research, Genetic Alliance UK
– Rebecca Nunn, a patient living with a rare condition