The PM says abolishing "the arms-length body" will reduce duplication and save money that can then be spent on frontline services.

Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished, we look through the archives to trace NHSE’s history since it was established

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"In the short term, the reorganisation could set back patient safety," said Paul Whiting, chief executive of the charity Action against Medical Accidents. "But in the long term, patient safety must be put at the heart of the government's 10-year plan for the NHS, to win back trust," he added.

Sir Keir Starmer yesterday announced plans to abolish NHS England, the arms-length executive body that makes decisions about the day-to-day operation of the NHS. He said during a speech in Hull: ‘I can’t in all honesty explain to the British people why they should spend their money on two layers of bureaucracy.