Our Future Health

Our Future Health is a UK health research programme that collects questionnaire answers, blood samples and health-record information from volunteers to support research into preventing, detecting and treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes, dementia and heart disease. Volunteers join online, sign a consent form, complete a questionnaire and attend a local clinic appointment; researchers apply to study de-identified data held in a secure online storage system.

The programme is funded by a collaboration of public, charity and private sectors, including UK Research and Innovation, life sciences companies and disease-related charities, and works with the NHS and UK healthcare authorities. Its revenue model is not described as commercial; it is a funded research programme governed in line with the Charity Governance Code.

The website states that the programme aims to recruit up to five million adult volunteers across the UK. The careers page says the team is rapidly growing, and the 19 open roles listed are in London, mainly in technology (data platforms, security, software and data engineering), with some in programme management, research access and clinical network integration.

Product: Large-scale UK health research programme and secure de-identified data resource for approved researchers.