Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on reducing NHS wait times as he visits a healthcare provider in Surrey, on January 6, 2025 in Epsom, Britain. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
LEEDS: Prime Minister Keir Starmer is scrapping NHS England, the body that manages the state-run health service, to bring its functions back under government control in the Department of Health and Social Care.
The axing of the arms-length body follows mounting criticism over productivity, with patient lists soaring in the aftermath of the pandemic and a growing number of hospital operators facing financial deficits.
It comes weeks after it was announced chief executive officer Amanda Pritchard would be leaving. — Bloomberg
