Personalised Healthcare

Health and Social Care – in the House of Commons on 19th April 2022.

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Photo of David Simmonds David Simmonds Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

What steps he is taking to increase the delivery of personalised healthcare.

Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Personalised healthcare is a key priority in my reform agenda. I recently set out a new ambition: that as many as 4 million people benefit from personalised care by 2024, covering everything from social prescribing to personalised support plans. We are also on track to deliver 200,000 personal health budgets and integrated personal budgets by 2023-24.

Photo of David Simmonds David Simmonds Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

I welcome the Secretary of State’s answer. My constituents are still telling me that they are experiencing some delays beyond the NHS guidelines on diagnosis for special treatment. What plans does my right hon. Friend have to address the lack of capacity and need for capacity in specialty-trained doctors and specialist diagnostic equipment, to make personalised care a reality?

Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to mention the importance of the workforce and medical equipment. He will be reassured to know that the NHS has more doctors and nurses working for it than ever before, with more in training than ever before. We are investing record amounts of capital for new medical equipment, including investment in some 160 new community diagnostic centres, which will all include the latest, state- of-the-art diagnostic equipment.