Clinics are held on weekdays at Level 1A, Laboratory Medicine Building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. Peripheral Clinics are held, usually monthly, at the following locations:
- Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock
- Houldsworth Centre, Wishaw
- Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert
All referrals should be sent to the Clinical Genetics Service at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Laboratory Medicine ) and the patients will be offered an appointment at the nearest appropriate clinic, or in some situations, a virtual consultation.
Prenatal Genetics Clinics
- Consultant and Genetic Counsellor clinics are held at Clinical Genetics Department, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
- MDT Clinic alongside Fetal Medicine Service at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Cancer Genetic Clinics
Consultant and Genetic Counsellor clinics are held at Clinical Genetics Department, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
At present, satellite clinics for cancer genetics are not being held at locations around the region, but patients will be offered remote consultatation by video or telephone as an alternative to travelling to Glasgow to be seen face to face, as appropriate.
It is not always necessary to see patients with cancer genetics family history in clinic, and some referrals will be dealt with by letter.
Specialist Genetics Clinics
Neuromuscular genetics clinics
- Neuromuscular clinic- Clinical Genetics, QUEH
- Jointly with Paediatric Neurologists at Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow – Monthly to bimonthly
- Jointly with Adult Neurologists, Clinical Genetics, QUEH- Bimonthly to quarterly
Neurogenetics clinics
- Jointly with Paediatric Neurologists at Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
- HD Management Clinic, bi-monthly jointly with QEUH Neurology
- Adult neurogenetic/movement disorders clinic
- Monthly with Consultant Neurologist, Institute for neurological Sciences, QUEH, Glasgow
Specialist clinics with genetics input
- Endocrine cancer clinic (familial paraganglioma, MEN, VHL)
- Held jointly with endocrinologists at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, and with endocrinologists at Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.
Neurofibromatosis 2 clinic (NF2, Schwannomatosis)
With specialist ENT and skull base surgeons at QEUH, Glasgow
Child Development Clinic
- Jointly with community paediatricians in some locations, Child Development Centres, Greater Glasgow & Clyde/Lanarkshire
Complex Bone Disorders clinic (direct referrals to paediatric endocrinology)
- Twice monthly with paediatric endocrinologist, RHC, Glasgow
Achondroplasia clinic
- Jointly with paediatric endocrinology/neurosurgery/ENT/respiratory medicine/orthopaedics, 4-5 times per year, RHC Glasgow
Inherited Cardiac Conditions clinic (direct referrals to ‘Inherited Cardiac Conditions’ on SCI-Gateway)
- Held weekly in Clinical Genetics department, QEUH, Glasgow jointly with cardiology
Paediatric Aortopathy clinic
- Two times per year with paediatric cardiology, paediatric rheumatology and clinical genetic input, RHC Glasgow
Paediatric Endocrine/Genetic clinic
- Two times per year, held with paediatric endocrinology and clinical genetic input, RHC Glasgow
Differences in Sexual Development clinic
- Monthly, held with paediatric endocrinology,clinical psychology and clinical genetic input RHC Glasgow
Paediatric Rheumatology/Genetic clinic
- Two times per year held with paediatric rheumatology, RHC Glasgow
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis Clinic
- Patients seen at Clinical Genetics clinics initially, and thereafter by Assisted Conception Service
Craniofacial Clinic
- QEUH, Glasgow
Cleft Palate Clinic (direct referrals to Cleft team)
- Jointly with cleft team, monthly at RHC Glasgow
Myotonic Dystrophy Clinics (Adults)
Held weekly at QEUH in Clinical Genetics with patients attending appointments at the Inherited Cardiac Conditions Clinic on Tuesdays (seen as joint appointments with Cardiology) or Genetics Clinic on Thursdays. Peripheral clinics are provided at: University Hospital Crosshouse, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, The Houldsworth Centre in Wishaw, University Hospital Monklands. Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital and Vale of Leven Hospital.