NHS Tayside - East of Scotland Regional Genetics Service (Ninewells Hospital)
Level 6, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY
Overview
NHS Tayside's East of Scotland Regional Genetics Service, based at Level 6 of Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, provides specialist genetic counselling and testing services for the east of Scotland region. The service is a key part of the NHS genetics infrastructure, offering expert assessment and management of inherited genetic conditions for patients and families. The service works with individuals who have concerns about genetic disorders, those with family histories of genetic conditions, and patients requiring specialist genetic advice as part of their clinical care pathway.
The Regional Genetics Service provides comprehensive genetic counselling, diagnostic testing, and risk assessment for a wide range of inherited conditions including cancer predisposition syndromes, cardiovascular disorders, metabolic conditions, and developmental disorders. The team comprises specialist genetic counsellors, clinical geneticists, and laboratory scientists who work collaboratively to provide evidence-based care. Patients are typically referred through their GP or hospital consultant, and the service supports both direct patient care and multidisciplinary team approaches to complex genetic cases across the east of Scotland region.