Healthcare redesigned for the real world
A new approach to healthcare prioritises prevention, neighbourhood-based care, and AI-driven solutions. Now we need the courage and political will to match.
Katy Weeks, Managing Director
The next frontier for UK health is smarter, more connected care that meets people where they are, and engages those hardest to reach. But it’s not just about moving long standing hospital services into the neighbourhood. It’s not ‘lift and shift’—it’s about redesigning the experience of health itself, making care accessible, personalised, and seamlessly woven into daily life.
In an era defined by transformation, digital innovation, and constant connectivity, UK health care still struggles to provide timely, accessible, responsive services. This gap between modern life and the way care is delivered highlights the urgent need to rethink the system’s design.
Politics, funding, and outdated systems have long slowed progress, but the Government’s new 10 Year Plan offers a real chance for change. At its core, the Plan focuses on three major shifts: moving care out of hospitals and into communities, embracing digital tools, and prioritising prevention over treatment. If executed well, this could revolutionise UK healthcare—but true transformation requires courage, collaboration, and the political will at all levels to match.
The old boundaries between health and local government won’t survive this shift. Genuine partnerships across the NHS, councils, the third sector, and technology providers are essential, and progress will demand asking hard questions and rethinking roles. AI is central to making this possible: it can identify risk, target resources, and tailor interventions. It can streamline registration and navigation while automating admin, allowing clinicians to focus on what matters most: people, and outcomes.
“With strong partnerships and the strategic application of AI, neighbourhood-based care can become a dynamic, adaptive system that delivers care where life actually happens.”
With strong partnerships and the strategic application of AI, neighbourhood-based care can become a dynamic, adaptive system that delivers care where life actually happens: in homes, workplaces and schools. What’s needed now is the same bold, collaborative spirit that defined our Covid response, applied to everyday care.
