Sustaining the health and adult social care workforce
What investments and actions are required to create a sustainable health and social care workforce?

NHS genetic testing, July 2004. POSTnote 04/227. This POSTnote looks at the prospects for genetic tests and testing technology
NHS genetic testing,July 2004 (144 KB , PDF)
The sequencing of the human genome has generated large amounts of genetic data. Research is now focused on the difficult task of translating these raw data into clinically useful information and therapies. New genetic tests are considered by some as likely to be among the first applications.
This POSTnote looks at the prospects for genetic tests and testing technology and examines a series of policy, organisational and ethical issues raised by current and possible applications.
NHS genetic testing,July 2004 (144 KB , PDF)
What investments and actions are required to create a sustainable health and social care workforce?
This POSTnote considers the potential impacts of birthrate decline, including on the workforce and the provision of public services.
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.