Faced with the task of discussing the challenges and opportunities of healthcare services in the future, we have divided the topic into what we collectively believe to be the four fundamental areas of importance. We propose to study the opportunities offered by advances in (1) research and (2) technology, and to question the challenges posed by (3) financial constraints and (4) lifestyle choices . We will examine the impact of these factors on health services in the future and suggest effective changes that health services could potentially implement to create a more integrated health system. Research is the root from which the future prospects of the health system flourish. It is the fulcrum around which our ever-expanding medical knowledge revolves, creating an abundance of unimagined opportunities, and right now, a new generation of researchers is attempting to discover radically new medical strategies. The last decade gives us a glimpse of what the future might hold. Genetics has been and remains at the forefront of medical research. Craig Venter, chief scientist of the Human Genome Project, believes that genetics is the precursor to many medical advances and that the most important area of ​​future health care will be preventive medicine: "By understanding genetic causes and the links to disease, we can spend more and more attention to disease prevention. Although the fruits of this project are not yet fully ripe, future advances in this area could prove extremely beneficial to the healthcare system - doctors are currently on the verge of developing a genetic test for the prevalence of cancer of the prostate, for example. Furthermore, in the middle of the document, health services begin to focus on preventing diseases rather than trying to cure them. Funding is a chronic problem, and if a financial solution is not found, then there is a problem. There is no way health services can take advantage of the opportunities available to us through advances in research and technology. With the looming prospect of electronic patient records, healthcare systems around the world must be careful not to allow healthcare to become impersonal, while still taking full advantage of these revolutionary technologies. We can therefore ultimately conclude that although the opportunities discussed could have had unforeseen benefits for health services, each comes with a correlated challenge, whether that be funding or willingness to change. Health services must face these challenges with courage in order to overcome them.