Over the decades, traditional public health interventions have led to significant improvements in the nation’s health. Launching phase 1 of a Predictive Prevention work programme from Public Health England (PHE) Reviewing the NHS Health Check and setting out a bold future vision for NHS screening The challenge is to equip them with the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to help themselves.Įmbedding genomics in routine healthcare and making the UK the home of the genomic revolution They will be co-creators of their own health.
In the 2020s, people will not be passive recipients of care. Using data held by the NHS, and generated by smart devices worn by individuals, we will be able to usher in a new wave of intelligent public health where everyone has access to their health information and many more health interventions are personalised. For example, if a child had inherited a rare disease we might be able to diagnose and start treatment while they are still in the womb, so they are born healthy. New technologies such as genomics and artificial intelligence will help us create a new prevention model that means the NHS will be there for people even before they are born.
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