Hereditary conditions 'unknown': How the NHS is failing adoptees

Most people in the UK get warnings about family medical history. But if you’re adopted, you and your doctor are flying blind—and the NHS won’t refer you for genetic screening. This needs to change.

I have lost count of the number of times I’ve had to tell healthcare professionals that I simply have little or no idea about genetic healthcare risks that I might carry. Like other adopted people, I have a huge gap in my knowledge as I was removed from my birth parents when I was a tiny baby and my adoption documents carry very little information. 

My d…