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Starmer says he will abolish NHS England as part of public sector reform plans

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to abolish NHS England to "cut bureaucracy" and restore management to government control.
Starmer stated, "I don't see why decisions about £200 billion of taxpayer money should be taken by an arms-length body," highlighting his concerns about governance.
Abolishing NHS England will allow the health service to refocus on patients while reducing waiting times at hospitals.
Starmer believes that the public desires an "active government" and emphasizes the need for immediate changes.

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Channel 4

The politics behind Starmer’s decision to scrap NHS England

What motivated Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to scrap NHS England and bring the health service under “democratic control.”

21 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Keir Starmer rewires the state: An interview with the prime minister melissa.ittoo Thu, 13/03/2025 - 18:52 Keir Starmer joins us on Inside Briefing for an exclusive interview with IfG director Hannah White. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Civil service Public bodies Regulation NHS Civil service reform Civil servants Arm's-length bodies Government reform Labour Prime minister Starmer government Number 10 No Minutes after setting out his pla…

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Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in a ...

1 day ago·London, United Kingdom

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New Statesman

Labour has finally seized command of the Health Service

With the dissolution of NHS England, the Labour has the power – and the responsibility – to truly reform healthcare.

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The Telegraph

How NHS England went so wrong

Abolition of largest, most stifling bureaucracy health service has ever experienced was announced by Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday

1 day ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Week

What's behind the scrapping of NHS England?

NHS England is being abolished under plans announced by Keir Starmer today aimed at centralising control of the national health service.The arms-length body is being axed to "cut bureaucracy" and bring management of the health service "back into democratic control", the prime minister said. The creation of NHS England in 2012 by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government "created burdensome layers of bureaucracy without any clear lines of accountabil…

1 day ago·Washington, United States

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