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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 in the middle of extreme cost-cutting measures.

The 'bonfire of bureaucrats' is targeted at eliminating duplication throughout the organisations after their workforces swelled during the pandemic.

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

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

The newest leaders to join the exodus are Julian Kelly, the chief financial officer, Emily Lawson, the chief operating officer, and Steve Russell, the chief shipment officer and national director for vaccination and screening.

NHS England is the national quango entrusted with supervising the everyday running of the health service and its long-term method.

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

NHS England stated in a declaration: 'As part of the need to make best possible usage of taxpayers' cash to support frontline services, the size of NHS England will be drastically minimized and could see the size of the centre decrease by around half.'

The deeper staffing cuts follow a reduction of about 4,000 to 6,000 staff members at NHS England over the past two 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 staff 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 delivery officer Steve Russell (left) and primary operating officer Emily Lawson (right) are among the most recent employers to join the exodus

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

He said: 'We understand that today's news is disturbing for our staff, and we have significant difficulties and modifications ahead.'We aim to have a shift group in location to start on the 1st April 2025 to assist lead us through this period.'

Ms Pritchard stated in a note to staff, seen by the Health Service Journal: 'In the last couple of weeks, I have said I believe the time is ideal for extreme reform of the size and functions of the centre to finest assistance local NHS systems and service providers to deliver for patients and drive the federal government's reform priorities.'

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

Mr Streeting said: 'I 'd like to put on record my thanks to Julian, Emily and Steve for their dedication as public servants, and their work in specific helping steer the NHS through the pandemic.

'I've taken pleasure in dealing with each of them over the last eight months and I have actually been impressed by their ability and focus on providing enhancement for clients and staff.

'We are entering a period of critical improvement for our NHS. 'With a stronger relationship between the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England, we will collaborate with the speed and urgency required to fulfill the scale of the difficulty.'

As of June in 2015, NHS England utilized just under 15,000 full-time comparable staff, consisting of permanent, temporary and consultancy. The Department of Health and Social Care 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 actually also added his name to leaders resigning from their positions

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

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

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

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

'Fixing a damaged NHS needs a correct plan, with main bodies resourced and managed successfully so regional services are supported.

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

Matthew Taylor, president of the NHS Confederation, said: 'These changes are happening at a scale and pace not anticipated to start with, however offered the big 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 already delivered considerable cost savings and helped to provide improvements in performance, but national bodies and regional NHS leaders know that more is required this year.

'These changes represent the greatest improving of the NHS's nationwide architecture in more than a years. It is very important that local NHS organisations and other bodies are involved in this transformation as the instant next actions end up being clearer, so that an optimal operating model can be developed.

'This should have to do with doing things in a different way for the benefit of as both patients and taxpayers, as well as for staff ahead of annual survey results on Thursday that are yet once again anticipated to show the extreme obstacles they face.'

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