The Government has today published the 10 Year Health Plan for England.
The Plan includes a focus on shifting care into new community health centres, moving diagnosis and treatment out of the hospital where possible. The Plan will also expand access to clinical trials through the NHS app and introduce ‘innovation passports’ to speed up adoption of novel technology across the NHS.
Responding to the 10 Year Plan for Health, Prof Siddharthan Chandran, Director the UK Dementia Research Institute said:
"This bold and visionary 10-year plan that embraces the digital-data revolution will position the UK to lead again in health innovation.
We particularly welcome the move toward a neighbourhood health service. We know from our research and our community of people with lived experience of dementia that this is what they wish to see. At the UK Dementia Research Institute, our researchers are working with the NHS to integrate 'at home' pioneering digital and AI tools and technology to allow people with dementia to live safely, well and in their own homes for longer with reduced need for hospitalisations.
As the UK's national research institute for dementia and related neurodegenerative conditions, we are leading transformative research that will lay the ground for individualised prediction, prevention and brain protection to ensure healthy brain ageing for all."
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