Time for bold action – making the shift to prevention

It is clear that bold action is needed to make the shift to prevention a reality. But tackling this problem is not just a job for the NHS – we cannot treat our way out of a public health crisis. Improving the nation’s health will mean using the full weight of the opportunity presented by the government’s health mission. Beyond this, businesses, local councils, charities and communities working in partnership with those in health and care all have power to improve the health of our population.

If we are to transform the health and care service, action must now be taken, including a fundamental rewiring of how money and prioritisation work in health and care, and utilising the other important shifts (moving from an analogue to a digital system, and from care in hospitals to care in the community) in aid of this overarching goal (for example, expanding preventive community services such as vaccination programmes, and developing and promoting technologies that help people manage their own health).

Join with peers across national government, health and care, business, local government, the VCSE sector, and those working at the community and neighbourhood levels as we explore how to take bold action and shift the dial on prevention. You will have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with experts and leaders from across the health and care system and more widely through interactive workshops, panel debates and keynote talks.