Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation

Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation

The government plan to abolish NHS England will not work, according to the former health secretary whose proposed reforms led to the creation of the a...

Re: NHS England: divorced, beheaded, died

Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor In your editorial on the demise of NHS England (20 March 2025) you assert that 'public health is a shadow of the force it once was'. The unstated assumption is that somehow public health having returned to local government in 2013 under the Lansley health system reforms is in the wrong place. If this is what is being implied then it's both misleading and not backed up by the evidence. Few Directors of Public H…

Beyond NHS England – Restructuring and its implications for Pharma

What does the abolition of NHS England mean for your market access and NHS Engagement strategy? How will the changes at national and integrated care board (ICB) level impact launch strategies? We invite you to join us for a series of special Q&A sessions with senior decision makers in the NHS, to explore what these changes mean on the ground now and what we can expect going forward. The first of these NHS Whispers specials, will be on Thursday 3…

Labour's 'Project Chainsaw' begins by abolishing NHS England – will it backfire?

Keir Starmer is taking the fight to the blockers, the NIMBYs, public sector workers and the unions says Emily Hohler. What happens if Labour fails to deliver?