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Plans to cut staff numbers in half at NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care were unveiled the other day amid drastic cost-cutting measures.

The 'bonfire of bureaucrats' is focused on removing duplication throughout the organisations after their labor forces swelled throughout the pandemic.

Health secretary Wes Streeting is likewise seeking to tighten his control over the NHS, provide better worth for taxpayers and free-up cash for the frontline.

Three more NHS England board members the other day announced they will quit at the end of this month, following the recent resignations of chief executive Amanda Pritchard and nationwide medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis.

The most current leaders to join the exodus are Julian Kelly, the primary monetary officer, Emily Lawson, the chief operating officer, and Steve Russell, the chief delivery officer and nationwide director for vaccination and screening.

NHS England is the national quango charged with overseeing the day to day running of the health service and its long-term strategy.

It was established by the Tories in 2013 to offer it greater political independence however Mr Streeting is keen to regain tighter control from within his Department.

NHS England stated in a statement: 'As part of the requirement to make finest possible usage of taxpayers' cash to support frontline services, the size of NHS England will be significantly decreased and could see the size of the centre decline by around half.'

The much deeper staffing cuts follow a decrease of about 4,000 to 6,000 staff members at NHS England over the previous two years and about 800 at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health secretary Wes Streeting is likewise seeking to tighten his control over the NHS, amid plans to cut personnel numbers in half at NHS England and the Department of Health

Former NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard will step down from her position at the end of this month

NHS England chief shipment officer Steve Russell (left) and primary operating officer Emily Lawson (ideal) are amongst the most recent managers to sign up with the exodus

Sir Jim Mackey, who will end up being interim president at the start of April, will establish a transition team within NHS England to 'lead the extreme decrease and improving of the centre with the Department of Health and Social Care'.

He stated: 'We understand that today's news is upsetting for our personnel, and we have considerable challenges and modifications ahead.'We intend to have a shift group in place to begin on the 1st April 2025 to help lead us through this period.'

Ms Pritchard said in a note to personnel, seen by the Health Service Journal: 'In the last couple of weeks, I have stated I believe the time is right for extreme reform of the size and functions of the centre to best support regional NHS systems and service providers to provide for clients and drive the federal government's reform priorities.'

She said Mr Streeting had actually asked Sir Jim and Penny Dash, the incoming NHS England chair, to 'lead this work, delivering considerable modifications in our relationship with DHSC to remove duplication'.

Mr Streeting said: 'I 'd like to put on record my thanks to Julian, Emily and Steve for their commitment as public servants, and their operate in particular helping guide the NHS through the pandemic.

'I have actually delighted in dealing with each of them over the last eight months and I have actually been impressed by their ability and concentrate on delivering improvement for clients and staff.

'We are entering a duration of important improvement for our NHS. 'With a more powerful relationship in between the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England, we will work together with the speed and seriousness needed to fulfill the scale of the obstacle.'

As of June last year, NHS England employed just under 15,000 full-time equivalent staff, consisting of permanent, temporary and consultancy. The Department of Health and had around 9,000, consisting of the UK Health Security Agency. These are both around 30 percent more than in January 2020.

NHS England chief monetary officer Julian Kelly has likewise included his name to leaders resigning from their positions

Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director, revealed last week he would step down this summertime

UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: 'Staff will be naturally worried about this sudden change of instructions.

'The variety of redundancies being sought at NHS England has actually trebled in just a matter of weeks.

'Em ployees there have already been through the mill with unlimited rounds of reorganisation. What was already a demanding prospect has actually now ended up being more like a problem.

'Fixing a damaged NHS needs an appropriate strategy, with main bodies resourced and handled successfully so local services are supported.

'Rushing through cuts brings a risk of producing a further, more complicated mess and could eventually hold the NHS back. That would let down the very individuals who require it most, the patients.'

Matthew Taylor, primary executive of the NHS Confederation, said: 'These modifications are taking place at a scale and speed not anticipated to begin with, but offered the substantial cost savings that the NHS requires to make this year it makes sense to minimize areas of duplication at a nationwide level and for the NHS to be led by a leaner centre.

'NHS England has currently delivered significant cost savings and helped to deliver improvements in performance, however nationwide bodies and local NHS leaders understand that more is needed this year.

'These modifications represent the greatest reshaping of the NHS's nationwide architecture in more than a decade. It is essential that regional NHS organisations and other bodies are included in this change as the instant next steps end up being clearer, so that an optimum operating design can be produced.

'This should have to do with doing things in a different way for the benefit of local communities as both clients and taxpayers, as well as for staff ahead of yearly study results on Thursday that are yet again anticipated to reveal the extreme challenges they deal with.'

Wes Streeting