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Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan

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The NHS is continually evolving and with the publication of the 'Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan' it will revitalize PCNs and General Practice bringing more care in local communities.


The National Health Service (NHS) is at a historic crossroads. Lord Darzi’s investigation revealed the sheer extent of its current failings - concluding the NHS was in ‘critical condition’. He set out in stark terms that this government’s inheritance is an NHS where:


  • many cannot get a GP or dental appointment

  • waiting lists for hospital and community care have ballooned

  • staff are demoralised and demotivated

  • outcomes on major killers like cancer lag behind other countries


The choice for the NHS is stark: reform or die. We can continue down our current path, making tweaks to an increasingly unsustainable model - or we can take a new course and reimagine the NHS through transformational change that will guarantee its sustainability for generations to come. This plan chooses the latter. It represents a break with the past.


The government have announced that they will reinvent the NHS through 3 radical shifts:


  • Hospital to community - Care will move closer to home, with new Neighbourhood Health Centres offering local access to GPs, tests, mental health support, and more. Hospitals will focus on specialist care.


  • Analogue to digital - The NHS App will become a one-stop shop, letting patients book appointments, manage conditions, and access advice. Technology like AI and digital records will reduce paperwork and speed up care.


  • Sickness to prevention - More focus will be placed on staying healthy, including action on obesity, smoking, and mental health. The NHS will also expand use of genomics to predict illness and catch disease early.


The plan will give patients more control, improve transparency through quality ratings, and modernise the workforce with better training and tools. It also sets targets for better productivity, smarter spending, and less waste.


This is not just about saving the NHS - it’s about creating a health system fit for the future.


You can read more about the 10 Year Health Plan HERE



 
 
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