Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AP)What is NHS England? UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that NHS England will be abolished, bringing the National Health Service (NHS) back under direct government control.“I’m bringing management of the NHS back into democratic control, by abolishing the arms-length body NHS England,” Starmer said.In a speech, he explained: "We're going to cut bureaucracy across the state. So if you can believe it, we've got a communications team in NHS England, we've got a communications team in the health department of government. We've got a strategy team in NHS England, a strategy team in the government department. "Also read: NHS England announces large-scale cuts as part of government shake-up Starmer arugued that politicians should oversee the NHS rather than an independent body.

Source: The Times March 13, 2025 12:19 UTC