The Future of Health - Chris Whitty

00:00 // Introduction: The Future of Health
01:26 // Why Long-Term Health Planning Matters
03:35 // Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
06:47 // The Four Health Domains
10:12 // Disease Prevention and Management
13:28 // The Role of Vaccination in Future Health
16:43 // Obesity, Smoking, and Behavioral Risks
20:31 // Environmental Impacts on Health
24:05 // Mental Health: Emerging Trends
27:10 // Health Inequalities and Access
30:54 // Digital Technology and AI in Medicine
34:43 // Preparing for the Next Pandemic
38:50 // Workforce and Infrastructure Challenges
42:33 // Innovation vs. Implementation
45:27 // The Ethics of Health Choices
48:21 // Final Thoughts and Policy Recommendations
50:44 // Closing Remarks and Thank You

Health over the last 150 years in the UK and internationally has been transformed and this rapid rate of change will continue. Improvements in public health and the shifting demographic structure are altering the trajectory and frequency of disease. Advances in science including new drug classes, diagnostics and AI are changing what is possible in diagnosis and treatment. This lecture will consider the possible, and likely, direction of health over the next decades.

This Annual Sir Thomas Gresham Lecture was recorded by Sir Chris Whitty on 23rd June 2025 at Conway Hall, Holborn, London

Chris was Gresham Professor of Physic at Gresham College from 2018 to 2022, and Visiting Professor of Public Health 2015-2018 and again since 2022.

He is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England and the UK Government's Chief Medical Adviser.

The transcript of the lecture is available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/f...

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