The event in Wigston, Leicestershire, which was attended by over 100 people, was led by public health minister Andrew Gwynne and NHS England's national director for urgent and emergency care Sarah-Jane Marsh.

Marsh said: ‘The 10-Year Health Plan is our chance to help the NHS continue to innovate and adapt, and make best practice, normal practice across the country.'

The event came as website visits to  change.nhs.uk hit the 1m mark following the Government's launch of its consultation on the future of the NHS in October.

Ideas submitted to fix the health service include:

• establishing an NHS research health company that can be used to get insights on early prevention
• digital records, so records from all hospitals are available to view at all GP surgeries 
• pop-up/mobile clinics to meet surge demand for services in areas of need
• limiting paper leaflets and sending letters to those who do not have access to IT to reduce waste.

The public engagement exercise will help shape the Government's 10-Year Health Plan, which will be published in spring 2025.

The Plan will be underlined by three big shifts in healthcare: hospital to community; analogue to digital; and sickness to prevention.