All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years | Genetics
Each baby in England must have DNA screening to avoid deadly diseases and receive personalized health care as part of the government’s investment of 650 million pounds sterling in DNA technology, it was reported.
In less than a decade, each newborn will undergo a sequencing of the whole genome, which assesses the risk of hundreds of diseases and should be part of the government’s plan for government health services.
Wes Streting, the Secretary of Health, told Telegraph that the progress of genomics would allow people to “jump” killers and receive “personalized” health care.
He said: “The Revolution in Medical Science means that we can transform the NHS in the next decade, of a service that diagnoses and treats poor health to the one who predicts and prevents it.
“Genomics presents us to skip the disease, so we are in front of it rather than reacting to it.”
Street added: “With the power of this new technology, patients will be able to receive personalized health care to prevent poor health before the start of symptoms, reducing pressure on NHS services and helping people live longer and healthier.”
All new parents are now offered a bloodstand test for their babies, normally when the child has five days, to check if they have one of the nine rare but serious conditions. The newborn heel is stung to recover a few drops of blood on a card sent to be tested.
In addition to a greater concentration of prevention, the 10 -year plan should include other “quarters” of Street in the NHS, from hospitals to more community -oriented care and analogous to digital services.
Last week, Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced that the government would increase the financing of the NHS by 29 billion pounds sterling per year in real terms in the next three years.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Social Care said: “Our 10-year health plan will soon be published and will indicate details on a range of initiatives to advance the NHS and report it for the future.”
In October, the NHS in England announced that it had to project 100,000 newborns for more than 200 genetic conditions in a world scheme aimed at strengthening early diagnosis and treatment.
