Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Deferred
Government aims for three NHS shifts, balancing long-term transformation with current patient care.
Conclusion
DHSC described how the new government had set out three shifts that they want to see in the NHS: from analogue to digital; from treatment to prevention; and from acute to community. DHSC said that it wanted “to see those shifts over time, but not at the expense of patients now.33 Focusing on preventing ill health
Government Response Summary
The government is considering measures for supporting the prevention shift in the context of the work of the 10 Year Health Plan and does not wish to pre-empt the content, but will consider defining health prevention spend as an enabler and will notify the Committee of the response when it is confirmed.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
5.4 Prevention is one of the 'three shifts' the Secretary of State has set out as strategic ambitions for the health systemin England. Measures for supporting the prevention shift are being considered in context of the work of the 10 Year Health Plan. The government does not wish to pre-empt the content of the 10 Year Health Plan. However, notwithstanding this, defining health prevention spend could be an enabler of the shift from sickness to prevention, and so this recommendation will be considered in the context of developing the 10 Year Health Plan. The Committee will be notified of the response to this recommendation when it is confirmed.