Review 2035 Target Response to Recommendation
TOTAL SCORE: 10
Score
A1 (Feasibility increased by continuance of pandemic): 0
A2 (Necessity increased by covid pandemic): +1
A3 (political viability): +1
B1 (Relevance to the specific goal of increasing HALE by 5 years by 2035): +1
B2 (Relevance to general goal of biomedical healthy life extension): +1
C1 (Market readiness applicability): 0
C2 (Project readiness): 0
C3 (Move to market readiness): +1
D1 (Actionability): +1
D2 (Degree of measurability): +1
D3 (Degree of leveraging cross-sector inputs): +1
D4 (Awareness of international context): -1
D5 (Resourcefulness): +1
D6 (Reorganisation): +1
E (Disruptiveness): +1
F (Dividends - does the recommendation aid in social activity and inclusivity?): 0
This scores -1 on D4 (awareness of international context) a profound lack of confidence in the ultimate feasibility of this goal even granted sufficient political will, suggests a failure to consider international examples extensively documented by Aging Analytics Agency which demonstrate that the challenge can be met using the UK’s existing assets resources.
RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY
“The Government is not on track to achieve the Ageing Society Grand Challenge mission to ensure five years of extra healthy life by 2035 while reducing inequalities, and does not appear to be monitoring progress towards the mission. It is hard to see how the target could be met without significant changes to the way it is managed. (Paragraph 362)
We recommend that the Government review the feasibility of the target to increase healthy life expectancy by five years by 2035, and revise or re-commit to it. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care should commit to reporting annually to Parliament on progress towards the target. The Government should also revise or re-commit to the target to reduce inequalities and outline measurable targets for the reduction in inequalities it hopes to achieve by 2035. (Paragraph 363)”
Score
A1 (Feasibility increased by continuance of pandemic): 0
A2 (Necessity increased by covid pandemic): +1
A3 (political viability): +1
B1 (Relevance to the specific goal of increasing HALE by 5 years by 2035): +1
B2 (Relevance to general goal of biomedical healthy life extension): +1
C1 (Market readiness applicability): 0
C2 (Project readiness): 0
C3 (Move to market readiness): +1
D1 (Actionability): +1
D2 (Degree of measurability): +1
D3 (Degree of leveraging cross-sector inputs): +1
D4 (Awareness of international context): -1
D5 (Resourcefulness): +1
D6 (Reorganisation): +1
E (Disruptiveness): +1
F (Dividends - does the recommendation aid in social activity and inclusivity?): 0
This scores -1 on D4 (awareness of international context) a profound lack of confidence in the ultimate feasibility of this goal even granted sufficient political will, suggests a failure to consider international examples extensively documented by Aging Analytics Agency which demonstrate that the challenge can be met using the UK’s existing assets resources.
RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY
“The Government is not on track to achieve the Ageing Society Grand Challenge mission to ensure five years of extra healthy life by 2035 while reducing inequalities, and does not appear to be monitoring progress towards the mission. It is hard to see how the target could be met without significant changes to the way it is managed. (Paragraph 362)
We recommend that the Government review the feasibility of the target to increase healthy life expectancy by five years by 2035, and revise or re-commit to it. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care should commit to reporting annually to Parliament on progress towards the target. The Government should also revise or re-commit to the target to reduce inequalities and outline measurable targets for the reduction in inequalities it hopes to achieve by 2035. (Paragraph 363)”