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Plans to cut staff numbers in half at NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care were revealed the other day amid extreme cost-cutting procedures.

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

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

Three more NHS England board members yesterday revealed they will quit at the end of this month, following the current resignations of chief executive Amanda Pritchard and nationwide medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis.

The current leaders to join the exodus are Julian Kelly, the chief 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 nationwide quango tasked with managing the everyday running of the health service and its long-lasting technique.

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

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

The much deeper staffing cuts follow a decrease of about 4,000 to 6,000 employees 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 plans 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 running officer Emily Lawson (right) are among the current employers to join the exodus

Sir Jim Mackey, who will become interim chief executive at the start of April, will establish a shift group within NHS England to 'lead the extreme decrease and reshaping of the centre with the Department of Health and Social Care'.

He stated: 'We know that today's news is disturbing for our personnel, and we have substantial difficulties and changes ahead.'We aim to have a shift group in place to start on the 1st 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 number of weeks, I have stated I believe the time is right for extreme reform of the size and functions of the centre to best support regional NHS systems and providers to provide for patients and drive the federal government's reform concerns.'

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

Mr Streeting stated: 'I wish to put on record my thanks to Julian, Emily and Steve for their commitment as public servants, and their operate in specific helping steer the NHS through the pandemic.

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

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

As of June in 2015, NHS England employed simply under 15,000 full-time equivalent personnel, consisting of permanent, short-term 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 likewise added his name to leaders resigning from their positions

Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS nationwide medical director, revealed last week he would step down this summer

UNISON head of health Helga Pile stated: 'Staff will be understandably concerned about this sudden change 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 actually already been through the mill with unlimited rounds of reorganisation. What was currently a stressful prospect has actually now ended up being more like a problem.

'Fixing a broken NHS requires a correct strategy, with main bodies resourced and managed efficiently so local services are supported.

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

Matthew Taylor, primary executive of the NHS Confederation, said: 'These changes are occurring at a scale and speed not prepared for to begin with, but given the substantial cost savings that the NHS needs to make this year it makes good sense to decrease locations of duplication at a nationwide level and for the NHS to be led by a leaner centre.

'NHS England has actually already delivered significant cost savings and helped to provide enhancements in productivity, but nationwide bodies and regional NHS leaders know that more is needed this year.

'These changes represent the greatest reshaping of the NHS's nationwide architecture in more than a decade. It is crucial that regional NHS organisations and other bodies are associated with this transformation as the instant next actions become clearer, so that an optimum operating design can be created.

'This need to be about doing things differently for the advantage of regional communities as both patients and taxpayers, in addition to for personnel ahead of annual survey results on Thursday that are yet once again expected to show the severe difficulties they face.'

Wes Streeting