Sir Kier Starmer has announced that the Government will be abolishing NHS England with the NHS being brought back under political control
The move will be seen as a big moment for the NHS in the Government’s efforts to reorganisation the country’s health provider
In a tweet the Health Secretary who will provide further details in the Houise of Commons later today described NHS England as the biggest Quango
The move said the Prime Minister “will put the NHS at the heart of government, where it belongs” adding that the move is to to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and bring management of the health service ‘back into democratic control’
He also said that it was a mistake for the last Conservative government to make it more independent of central government.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said in a press release
This is the final nail in the coffin of the disastrous 2012 reorganisation, which led to the longest waiting times, lowest patient satisfaction, and most expensive NHS in history.
When money is so tight, we can’t justify such a complex bureaucracy with two organisations doing the same jobs. We need more doers, and fewer checkers, which is why I’m devolving resources and responsibilities to the NHS frontline.
NHS staff are working flat out but the current system sets them up to fail. These changes will support the huge number of capable, innovative and committed people across the NHS to deliver for patients and taxpayers.
Just because reform is difficult doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done. This government will never duck the hard work of reform. We will take on vested interests and change the status quo, so the NHS can once again be there for you when you need it.
