The doctor in charge of innovation within the NHS has spoken of his excitement about the new opportunities offered by the growing availability of DNA screening and big data to improve healthcare.
Later this year England will become the first country to roll out whole genome screening to patients being treated for cancer or rare diseases.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Telegraph's Technology Intelligence Podcast, Professor Tony Young explains that the vast amount of data doctors could now collect about a patient allows them to make crucial decisions about the best way to treat them.
Consultant surgeon Prof Young says interrogating these huge databases of information in the correct way...