Harnessing technology for the long-term sustainability of the UK’s healthcare system

Advice to the Prime Minister on how government can increase the contribution of science and technology for the sustainability of the UK’s health and care system


Harnessing technology for the long-term sustainability of the UK’s healthcare system: report

Harnessing technology for the long-term sustainability of the UK’s healthcare system: letter to the Prime Minister

Harnessing technology for the long-term sustainability of the UK’s healthcare system: Prime Minister's response

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In a letter to the Prime Minister sent in June 2021, the Council for Science and Technology (CST) explores how the government can increase the contribution of science and technology for the sustainability of the UK’s health and care system.

The UK health and care system currently faces the challenges of increasing demand and pressure on services and siloed systems, and the letter proposes three recommendations focused on two opportunities for change:

• supporting a step-change to improve and maintain population health, centred around new ways of engaging and supporting individuals and communities, enabled by data and evidence
• re-engineering the health system to support integrated ‘pathways’ for prevention, treatment and care to provide better outcomes for individuals