Keir Starmer abolishes NHS England to bring health service back to ‘heart of government’
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NHS England abolished to return healthcare to government control
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced the abolishment of NHS England to streamline the health service and reduce costs.
- The move aims to bring NHS management back under government control, eliminating duplication of roles and redirecting funds to frontline services.
- Half of NHS England's workforce will be laid off – more than 9,000 employees – with projected savings of hundreds of millions of pounds annually.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting welcomed the decision, calling it the end of the "disastrous 2012 reorganisation”.
- The move comes just days after a mass exodus of people at the top of NHS England, including its chief executive and medical director.