Issue Genome sequencing at birth integrated with NHS records

Summary

Looking further ahead, the report suggests that the UK could sequence genomes at birth and combine them with NHS records and fitness tracker data. That could make personalised healthcare and early disease detection easier. The report counts the secure use of precision medicine, which tailors care using a person's genome and fitness data, as a benefit of acting on this risk. It adds that better data security could encourage more people to opt in, helping close harmful data gaps for historically underrepresented groups. The report warns, however, that expanding biological data also raises privacy risks, exposure of sensitive health information and the threat of hacking.