The UK government has announced the abolition of NHS England, phased over two years. In practice, this will involve merging some functions and staff from NHS England into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). As part of the change, the government has stated that it expects to reduce duplication and save hundreds of millions of pounds.

Sir Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England to bring the health service back into government control in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and save money. In a surprise move, the leader of the party which founded the NHS,

NHS England is to be scrapped as part of a government drive to slash red tape and improve public service, Keir Starmer has announced. He said the move would bring the health service “back into democratic control” to help bring down waiting times.