NHS England, an arms-length body that oversees £200 billion worth of spending, will be abolished to “put the NHS at the heart of government where it belongs”. For too long, Starmer argued, successive governments — including Labour administrations — had “swept democratic accountability under the carpet”. Starmer made two core arguments for scrapping NHS England. The first was on democratic accountability — ministers, not officials, should be responsible for making decisions about how taxpayers’ money should be spent. • PM abolishes NHS England in reforms — follow liveBut he also made an argument on cost, saying that there was too

Source: The Times March 13, 2025 15:20 UTC