Professor John Deanfield CBE, a professor of cardiology at University College London, who led a review into the NHS Health Check in 2021, has been appointed the first Government Champion for Personalised Prevention. Professor Deanfield’s new role means he has been charged by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to explore and expand the role of technology in helping people better look after their health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
He will, say the DGSC, lead a taskforce with expertise on health policy, health technology, behavioural science, big data and health economics, to develop a set of evidence-based recommendations to deliver a vision for a modern, personalised cardiovascular disease prevention service.