US EditionNHS England looks to slash central staffing by half
- NHS England plans to cut about half of its central staffing roles, reducing approximately 10,000 jobs to streamline operations under the direction of Health Secretary Wes Streeting, amid a £7 billion deficit for the upcoming financial year.
- Amanda Pritchard, the Chief Executive of NHS England, announced her resignation as part of the management changes, set to take effect by the end of March.
- Three other top officials also resigned, increasing the leadership turnover to five resignations in recent weeks.
- Matthew Taylor of the NHS Confederation called the changes the biggest reshaping of the NHS's national leadership in over a decade, emphasizing the goal to reduce duplication and enhance efficiency.
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NHS England policy and comms roles among 7,000 cut under Streeting 'power grab'
Thousands of jobs are set to be axed at NHS England with communications, policy, managerial and administration roles in the sights of Health Secretary Wes Streeting.Staff at the central body which runs the health service have been left shocked at the scale of change which has seen three senior directors leave as the Government seeks to cut the organisation in half. Between 6,500 and 7,000 jobs are thought to be at risk as ministers look to save …
Half of staff at NHS England could be cut under 'radical' restructuring
The job losses will affect the NHS executive body in England (Picture: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) NHS England could lose half of its officials under major restructuring plans, the health service’s leaders have said. Staff at the organisation’s central body were told the workforce will be ‘radically reduced’, meaning thousands of jobs are at risk, ‘to make best possible use of taxpayers’ money’. Just weeks ago, plans were unveiled to slash jobs …
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