Keir Starmer has just scrapped NHS England – but what does that mean and how will it impact you? Here’s what you need to know. NHS England is known as a “quango”, meaning it is an non-departmental public body which operates independently of government.

Sir Keir Starmer has abolished NHS England to bring the health service back into government control in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and save money. In a surprise move, the leader of the party which founded the NHS,

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday, March 13, the abolition of NHS England — the body that has overseen the National Health Service since 2013 — as part of a wider plan to streamline public services and re-centre healthcare around patients.