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Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

2025

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Summary

This government policy document from the Department of Health and Social Care outlines a ten-year strategic framework for reforming health services in England, with an emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and tackling the root causes of ill health including poor diet and obesity. It is likely to include commitments around food environments, nutritional standards, and the role of primary care in addressing diet-related conditions. As a high-level policy framework rather than an empirical study, it provides the political and institutional context within which nutrition, food systems, and public health interventions in England will be evaluated and funded.

UK applicability

This document is directly and exclusively applicable to England, setting the policy landscape for diet, prevention and health service reform that will shape commissioning, public health programmes, and food-related policy priorities over the coming decade.

Key measures

Policy commitments and reform targets; prevalence of preventable chronic disease; NHS resource allocation priorities; health inequality indicators

Outcomes reported

The plan sets out the government's strategic direction for transforming the NHS and public health in England over ten years, with a focus on shifting from treatment to prevention, reducing health inequalities, and improving diet-related and lifestyle disease outcomes.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Public health strategy & food policy
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
England
System type
Public health system
Catalogue ID
XL1189

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