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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 extreme cost-cutting procedures.

The 'bonfire of bureaucrats' is aimed at getting rid of duplication throughout the organisations after their labor forces swelled during the pandemic.

Health secretary Wes Streeting is likewise seeking to tighten his control over the NHS, deliver much better worth 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 current resignations of president Amanda Pritchard and nationwide medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis.

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

NHS England is the national quango entrusted with overseeing the daily running of the health service and its long-term strategy.

It was developed by the Tories in 2013 to offer it higher political independence but Mr Streeting is eager to gain back tighter control from within his Department.

NHS England said in a statement: '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 decline by around half.'

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

Health secretary Wes Streeting is also looking for 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 delivery officer Steve Russell (left) and chief running officer Emily Lawson (right) are among the most recent bosses to sign up with the exodus

Sir Jim Mackey, who will become interim chief executive at the start of April, will set up a transition group within NHS England to 'lead the extreme reduction and improving of the centre with the Department of Health and .

He said: 'We understand that today's news is upsetting for our staff, and we have considerable challenges and modifications 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 stated I think the time is ideal for extreme reform of the size and functions of the centre to best support regional NHS systems and providers to provide for clients and drive the government's reform priorities.'

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

Mr Streeting said: 'I wish to put on record my thanks to Julian, Emily and Steve for their devotion as public servants, and their work in particular assisting steer the NHS through the pandemic.

'I've delighted in working with each of them over the last 8 months and I've been impressed by their skill and focus on providing enhancement for patients and staff.

'We are going into a period of critical 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 fulfill the scale of the challenge.'

As of June last year, NHS England employed just under 15,000 full-time equivalent staff, including long-term, momentary 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 per cent more than in January 2020.

NHS England primary financial officer Julian Kelly has also added his name to leaders resigning from their positions

Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS nationwide medical director, announced recently he would step down this summertime

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

'The number of redundancies being looked for at NHS England has 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 possibility has now become more like a problem.

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

'Rushing through cuts brings a danger of developing an even more, more complicated mess and might eventually hold the NHS back. That would let down the very people who need it most, the clients.'

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

'NHS England has currently delivered substantial cost savings and assisted to provide enhancements in efficiency, however nationwide bodies and regional NHS leaders understand that more is needed this year.

'These changes represent the greatest improving of the NHS's nationwide architecture in more than a decade. It is very important that regional NHS organisations and other bodies are involved in this improvement as the instant next steps become clearer, so that a maximum operating model can be produced.

'This must have to do with doing things in a different way for the advantage of local communities as both patients and taxpayers, along with for personnel ahead of yearly study results on Thursday that are yet once again anticipated to reveal the severe challenges they face.'

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