Anna Allford

Project Officer
Family Route Map Project

Main areas of work are:

Home based post. 

Family  Route Map Project Page

Prior to commencing as the Project Officer for the Family Route Map Project Anna worked in the West Midlands Regional Clinical Genetics Unit (CGU) and was seconded to The NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre.

Having formerly been a member of the GIG staff, Anna worked on behalf of the Genetic Interest Group as their regional representative, liaising with GIG and patient Support Groups.  Anna led on Genes Day in October 2003, a successful collaborative project between GIG, the CGU and Thinktank, Birmingham’s prestigious science centre.

Anna has also developed policies and strategies for the involvement of patients and the public in the work of the Clinical Genetics Department and the NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre.  She was a member of the Working Group for the recent DISCERN research project which developed a tool for creating and assessing patient information in a variety of formats around genetic testing for a number of genetic conditions and, remains a member of a further research project looking at the information needs of patients with a genetic predisposition to cancer.

Originally trained as a nurse, Anna has also worked in the pharmaceutical industry and has previous experience in the voluntary sector.

Email: annagig.org.uk