What could Labour abolish next after NHS England was scrapped?
The change will result in the loss of 9,000 jobs as this control is moved away from NHS England and folded into the Department for Health and Social Care. Health secretary Wes Streeting said the move will end a “complex bureaucracy with two organisations doing the same jobs”.
NHS changes explained as Keir Starmer 'abolishes' NHS England in major reform
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced NHS England will be abolished in a bid to "cut bureaucracy across the state".
NHS England to be axed as role returns to government control
The government said it expected around 50% of the jobs at NHS England, which as of December had 14,400 staff, and the Department of Health, which has 3,500 staff, to go. In a speech in Hull, Sir Keir said for too long politicians had "chosen to hide behind vast arrays of quangos" - organisations funded by taxpayers but not directly controlled by the government.
Starmer announces axing of NHS England to ‘cut bureaucracy’ in health service
We are duplicating things that could be done once.“If we strip that out, which is what we are doing today, that then allows us to free up that money to put it where it needs to be, which is the frontline.
NHS England abolished by Keir Starmer just weeks after Newcastle Hospitals boss brought in as CEO
The Prime Minister announced he will scrap NHS England, just a few weeks after Newcastle Hospitals chief executive Sir James Mackey was brought in to temporarily lead the organisation
NHS England: Why world's biggest quango is being axed
The biggest quango in the world is to be scrapped. That is how the government unveiled the move to bring NHS England, which runs much of the health service in the country, back under the control of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Starmer Scraps NHS England, Seeking Greater Control of Health
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he’s scrapping NHS England, the arms-length body that oversees the bulk of the UK’s public health care system, as he sought to give ministers greater control over £200 billion ($259 billion) of annual government spending.
Keir Starmer abolishes NHS England to bring health service back to ‘heart of government’
Actor Gene Hackman's daughter Leslie Anne Allen had been largely out of the public eye since she was proven incorrect about the health and wellbeing of her father. But she finally emerged in public this week.
Abolishing NHS England could shift power from the centre – but health service overhauls rarely go well
The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has announced plans to abolish NHS England, the organisation that oversees and manages the NHS in England, employing 19,000 people. He declared he was bringing the NHS back under “democratic control” and cutting unnecessary bureaucracy by moving oversight of the NHS back into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Tories should have axed NHS England when in power, Robert Jenrick admits
The Tories "probably" should have axed NHS England while they were in power, Robert Jenrick has said. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday announced that the quango in charge of running the health service would be scrapped.
Robert Jenrick: NHS England move must come with 'serious reforms'
The Shadow Justice Secretary says Sir Keir Starmer's move to abolish NHS England 'does not bode well'. Robert Jenrick adds that 'serious reforms' will be needed for there to be a meaningful change in which the healthcare system is run.
What is NHS England - and what does abolishing it mean?
NHS England was established in 2013 - with an intention for it to operate at arm's length from the government. It has since ...
NHS England: What is it and what does it do?
NHS England is a quango – Quasi-Autonomous Non- Governmental Organisation – a body which has a role in the processes of ...