Personalised medicine, made possible through things like DNA testing, will form a big part the health secretary’s new plan for the NHS.
Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year plan for the NHS.
The whole-genome sequencing will screen for hundreds of diseases and allow people to “leapfrog” killer illnesses, according to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting.
Speaking to the Telegraph, he revealed plans to move the NHS towards a model of sickness prevention rather than treatment.
Personalised medicine, made possible through things like DNA testing, will form a big part of that plan, with £650m pledged to genomics research by the government.
“The revolution in medical science means that we can transform the NHS over the coming decade, from a service which diagnoses and treats ill health to one that predicts and prevents it,” said Mr Streeting in a statement.
“Genomics presents us with the opportunity to leapfrog disease, so we’re in front of it rather than reacting to it.”
The upcoming Life Sciences Sector Plan will be published in early July.
