NHS England to be scrapped as role returns to government control

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a major shakeup of the country's public healthcare system by abolishing NHS England, the central body overseeing the National Health Service.

On Thursday local time, Prime Minister Starmer unveiled plans to scrap NHS England and integrate its 기능 into the Department of Health and Social Care, aiming to streamline healthcare administration.

NHS England was established in 2012 to grant the NHS operational independence and has 15,000 staff.

While the restructuring aims to eliminate bureaucratic repetition and redirect resources to frontline services, the announcement was met with mixed reactions, with the British Medical Association endorsing the move, hoping that it will improve staff retention and patient outcomes and the UK's largest healthcare union, Unison, voiced concerns over potential job losses.