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Plans to cut staff numbers in half at NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care were unveiled yesterday in the middle of drastic cost-cutting procedures.

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

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

Three more NHS England board members yesterday revealed they will give up at the end of this month, following the recent resignations of primary executive Amanda Pritchard and national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis.

The latest leaders to join the exodus are Julian Kelly, the chief financial 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 nationwide quango charged with managing the day to day running of the health service and its long-term technique.

It was established by the Tories in 2013 to offer it higher political self-reliance but Mr Streeting is keen to gain back tighter control from within his Department.

NHS England said in a declaration: 'As part of the requirement to make best possible use of taxpayers' cash to support frontline services, the size of NHS England will be drastically lowered and might see the size of the centre decrease by around half.'

The deeper staffing cuts follow a reduction of about 4,000 to 6,000 workers at NHS England over the previous 2 years and about 800 at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health secretary Wes Streeting is also seeking to tighten his control over the NHS, amid strategies 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 chief operating officer Emily Lawson (best) are amongst the most recent employers to sign up with the exodus

Sir Jim Mackey, who will become interim president at the start of April, will set up a shift team within NHS England to 'lead the extreme reduction and reshaping of the centre with the Department of Health and Social Care'.

He said: 'We know that today's news is disturbing for our personnel, and we have substantial difficulties and changes ahead.'We intend to have a transition team in location to begin on the first April 2025 to assist lead us through this period.'

Ms Pritchard said in a note to staff, seen by the Health Service Journal: 'In the last couple of weeks, I have actually said I think the time is right for extreme reform of the size and functions of the centre to finest support regional NHS systems and service providers to deliver for patients and drive the federal government's reform concerns.'

She stated Mr Streeting had actually asked Sir Jim and Penny Dash, the incoming NHS England chair, to 'lead this work, providing significant changes in our relationship with DHSC to eliminate duplication'.

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

'I have actually enjoyed working with each of them over the last eight months and I have actually been impressed by their ability and focus on delivering improvement for patients and staff.

'We are getting in a duration of important transformation 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 meet the scale of the obstacle.'

As of June in 2015, NHS England just under 15,000 full-time equivalent staff, consisting of irreversible, temporary and consultancy. The Department of Health and Social Care had around 9,000, including the UK Health Security Agency. These are both around 30 per cent more than in January 2020.

NHS England chief financial officer Julian Kelly has actually also included his name to leaders resigning from their positions

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

UNISON head of health Helga Pile stated: 'Staff will be naturally concerned about this unexpected modification of instructions.

'The number of redundancies being looked for at NHS England has actually trebled in simply a matter of weeks.

'Em ployees there have currently been through the mill with endless rounds of reorganisation. What was currently a stressful possibility has now ended up being more like a nightmare.

'Fixing a damaged NHS requires a proper plan, with main bodies resourced and handled efficiently so local services are supported.

'Rushing through cuts brings a risk of developing a further, more complicated mess and could ultimately hold the NHS back. That would let down the very individuals who need it most, the clients.'

Matthew Taylor, primary executive of the NHS Confederation, said: 'These modifications are occurring at a scale and speed not expected to start with, however given the huge cost savings that the NHS requires to make this year it makes sense to minimize locations of duplication at a national level and for the NHS to be led by a leaner centre.

'NHS England has actually already provided substantial savings and helped to provide improvements in efficiency, however national bodies and regional NHS leaders understand that more is needed this year.

'These changes represent the biggest reshaping of the NHS's nationwide architecture in more than a years. It is necessary that local NHS organisations and other bodies are associated with this improvement as the immediate next actions end up being clearer, so that an optimal operating model can be produced.

'This should have to do with doing things in a different way for the advantage of regional communities as both patients and taxpayers, as well as for personnel ahead of annual study results on Thursday that are yet once again expected to show the extreme difficulties they deal with.'

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