Cabinet Office and DHSC 22 July 2019
- The DHSC prevention green paper to "help people live healthier, happier lives for longer" is now open for consultation. Online survey. Closing date 14 October 2019.
- Proposal highlights:
- We are:
- embedding genomics in routine healthcare and making the UK the home of the genomic revolution (new National Genomics Healthcare Strategy in autumn 2019.)
- reviewing the NHS Health Check and setting out a bold future vision for NHS screening
- launching phase 1 of a Predictive Prevention work programme from Public Health England (PHE)
- We are:
- announcing a smoke-free 2030 ambition, including options for revenue raising to support action on smoking cessation
- publishing Chapter 3 of the Childhood Obesity Strategy. In addition, driving forward policies in Chapter 2, including ending the sale of energy drinks to children
- launching a mental health prevention package, including the national launch of Every Mind Matters
- We will:
- launch a new Composite Health Index to help us track the health of the nation, alongside other top-level indicators like GDP, including a decade of active ageing
- modernise the Healthy Child Programme
- consult on a new school toothbrushing scheme, and support water fluoridation
