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Diagnosis, information to the patient, genetic counselling

United Kingdom

Results in % for the project POLKA based on the votes of 4 people

Policy

1

Patients should be able to send samples for testing to a lab for any diagnosis and they can receive the results of any diagnostic test in any form they wish. No regulations needed.

2

National regulation defines what kind of tests may be performed and for which diagnosis and the patient may choose how and when to get the tests done and who should announce the diagnosis.

3

National regulation defines what kind of tests may be performed and for which diagnosis. Patients should receive the results of the tests from a skilled healthcare professional

4

European regulation defines what kind of tests may be performed and for which diagnosis. Genetic counsellors, certified according to uniform European guidelines, are the only ones who should give the results to the patients

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