Plan to cut thousands of civil service jobs in radical government shake-up

Plans to restructure NHS England could be replicated across a range of arm’s length bodies. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

A radical blueprint for reforming the state is being drawn up by government officials, including a crackdown on quangos and thousands more civil service job cuts, the Guardian understands.

Proposals to restructure NHS England, with entire teams axed to save money and avoid duplication, could be replicated across a range of arm’s length bodies that spend about £353bn of public money.