Advances will allow people to avoid fatal diseases and receive personalised health care
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Every newborn baby in the UK will have DNA mapped in NHS 'revolution'

NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk

All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years

Every baby’s DNA ‘to be screened’ on the NHS in bid to detect and prevent disease

Every baby’s DNA to be screened on the NHS under new plans

The health secretary Wes Streeting said new technology in areas such as genomics would help 'leapfrog' illnesses.

Scheme is part of the government's 10-year plan for the NHS in England aimed at easing pressure on services.

Newborns will have whole genome sequencing to enable personalised healthcare that predicts and prevents illness

The investment in genomics is expected to support the Government’s 10-year plan for the NHS

The investment is expected to support the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS

Health secretary Wes Streeting has backed the plans for the first-of-its-kind database