The British prime minister said he would scrap an agency that was created in 2013 to help run the health service. He said the move would save money by avoiding duplication.

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 abolishes NHS England to bring health service back to ‘heart of government’ - Up to 10,000 jobs at risk as prime minister seeks to slash costs and cut red tape