All children in England to obtain a DNA test to assess the risk of diseases within 10 years Genetics
Each child in England must have a DNA to avoid fatal diseases and receive personal health care as part of the government’s investment of 650 million pounds in DNA technology.
Within a decade, all newborns will undergo a full genome sequence, which establishes the risk of hundreds of diseases and is expected to pose part of the government plan for a 10 -year health service.
Wes Streeting, Minister of Health, TELEGRAPH that progress in the genome will allow people to “leap” deadly diseases and receive “designated” health care.
He said: “The revolution in medical sciences means that we can transform NHS over the next decade, from a diagnosis and deal with health to those that predict and prevent it.
“Genomics shows us the opportunity to jump the disease, so we are in front of it instead of responding to it.”
The street added: “With the strength of this new technology, patients will be able to receive personal healthcare to prevent health prerogatives before the symptoms begin, which reduces pressure on NHS services and help people live longer and more healthy.”
All new parents are now shown testing a blood spot for their children, and the child is usually five days old, to check if they have any of the nine rare but dangerous conditions. The new baby’s heel is tingling to collect a few drops of blood on a card that is sent away to the test.
Besides focusing more on prevention, it is expected that the 10 -year -old plan is expected to include Streeting in NHS, from hospitals to more care that focuses on society and from symmetrical services to digital services.
Last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the government will increase NHS financing by 29 billion pounds annually in real terms over the next three years.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said: “Our health plan will be published for a period of 10 years soon and will determine details of a set of initiatives to strengthen NHS and make them decent for the future.”
In October, NHS announced in England that it was examining 100,000 newborns for more than 200 genetic cases in the first global plan aimed at enhancing diagnosis and early treatment.