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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer announced NHS England will be abolished (Oli Scarff/PA) - (PA Wire)

NHS England, which has been called the “world’s largest quango” by the Government, is to be abolished, the Prime Minister has said.

Sir Keir Starmer said decisions about billions of pounds of taxpayer money should not be taken by an “arm’s-length” body, as he promised sweeping reforms to deliver better care for patients.

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