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NHS England will be abolished and brought under “democratic control” in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and duplication, Sir Keir Starmer has announced. NHS England will be brought into the Department of Health, and the PM said the move would free up money for frontline services.
The organization, which oversees the country’s health service, will be brought into the Department of Health, and the PM said the move would free up money for frontline services. 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” – organizations funded by taxpayers but not directly controlled by the government.
The government said work would begin immediately to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department of Health and Social Care, with the aim of completing the process in two years.
The significant move gives the government more control and accountability over one of their key pledges – to cut NHS waiting times.
Susan Morton
Political reporter
BBC News
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