Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the draft service specification for the Genomic Medicine Service, and if so, when.

The NHS Genomic Medicine Service’s (NHS GMS) service specification, published in July 2025, sets out future testing strategy, including focus on improved turnaround times and requirements to deliver the Genomic Population Health Service, in line with the 10-Year Health Plan. The final service specification was published in Autumn 2025 following stakeholder feedback. The new NHS GMS will be operational from April 2026 and will set out the new model up to 2036.