Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101444
NHS: Bureaucracy
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Catherine West
Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) waste and (b) bureaucracy in the NHS.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Government is taking action to reduce National Health Service bureaucracy by abolishing NHS England and reducing staff numbers by up to 50% across the Department, NHS England, and the NHS integrated care boards. These reductions will be made by March ...
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