10 Year Health Plan for England Launched

4 July 2025

 

The government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England has now launched:

Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England

Outlining the plan to create a new model of care which is fit for the future, the 10 Year Health Plan considers the importance of bringing care into local communities and creating a neighbourhood health service.

Zoe Richmond, Clinical Director at LOCSU, said: “We welcome the new plan for the NHS and the government’s continued commitment to the 3 shifts. The aim of the new neighbourhood health service to provide ‘continuous, accessible and integrated care’ delivers significant opportunity for primary care optometry who are already well placed to support the NHS to deliver care ‘as locally as it can’, as set out in the report. LOCs across England have a proven track record of delivering enhanced eye care in the community, and the 10-year plan presents a new opportunity to scale up the local pockets of excellence.

“There’s a lot in the plan that will empower patients and practitioners, and I’d urge local leaders with LOCs to take some time to read the report.”

A Focus-on the NHS 10-year Health plan for England will be developed and made available to LOCs in the coming weeks.

Announcements by Sector Bodies

ABDO: ABDO welcomes 10 Year Health Plan launch

AOP: 10-Year Plan for Health is an “essential reset” that can bring eye care closer to home

FODO: 10-Year Health Plan for England commits to shift care out of hospital

The College of Optometrists: The College of Optometrists welcomes the new community-based approach to health care in England