The UK government has announced the abolition of NHS England, phased over two years. In practice, this will involve merging some functions and staff from NHS England into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). As part of the change, the government has stated that it expects to reduce duplication and save hundreds of millions of pounds.

Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that he will be abolishingNHS England over the next two years. That does not mean the NHS itself is being scrapped – the health service in England will remain in place as it is.

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