Saying goodbye to NHS England: the profession responds

This follows a speech in Hull, where the prime minister Keir Starmer issued the announcement. Following this, Wes Streeting, the health and social care secretary, released a statement outlining what the abolition means. The secretary said the restructuring is designed to remove the duplication of jobs across NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Over the next two years, the DHSC will absorb NHS England, leading to “a much leaner top of the NHS”, saving millions of pounds. According to the health secretary, the reforms are designed to “cut through the complex web of bureaucracy and devolve more resources and responsibility to the frontline to deliver better value for taxpayers’ money and a better service for patients.”