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

The 'bonfire of bureaucrats' is targeted at removing duplication across the organisations after their labor forces swelled throughout the pandemic.

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

Three more NHS England board members the other day revealed they will quit at the end of this month, following the current resignations of chief executive Amanda Pritchard and national 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 delivery officer and national director for vaccination and screening.

NHS England is the national quango charged 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 however Mr Streeting is eager to restore tighter control from within his Department.

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

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

Health secretary Wes Streeting is likewise seeking to tighten his control over the NHS, in the middle of 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 delivery officer Steve Russell (left) and chief running officer Emily Lawson (ideal) are amongst the most recent managers to sign up with 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 know that today's news is unsettling for our personnel, and we have significant obstacles and changes ahead.'We intend to have a shift group in location to start on the first April 2025 to help lead us through this duration.'

Ms Pritchard said in a note to staff, seen by the Health Service Journal: 'In the last number of weeks, I have actually said I believe the time is best for of the size and functions of the centre to best assistance local NHS systems and companies to provide for clients 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 considerable changes in our relationship with DHSC to eliminate duplication'.

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

'I've taken pleasure in dealing with each of them over the last 8 months and I've been impressed by their skill and concentrate on providing enhancement for clients and personnel.

'We are going into a duration of vital change for our NHS. 'With a more powerful relationship in between the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England, we will collaborate with the speed and seriousness required to meet the scale of the challenge.'

As of June last year, NHS England utilized just under 15,000 full-time comparable staff, including permanent, temporary 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 primary monetary officer Julian Kelly has likewise included his name to leaders resigning from their positions

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

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

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

'Em ployees there have already been through the mill with endless 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 plan, with central bodies resourced and handled successfully so local services are supported.

'Rushing through cuts brings a danger of developing a further, more complicated mess and could ultimately hold the NHS back. That would pull down the very people who require it most, the patients.'

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

'NHS England has actually already provided substantial savings and helped to provide enhancements in performance, however nationwide bodies and local NHS leaders understand that more is required this year.

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

'This should have to do with doing things differently for the advantage of local communities as both patients and taxpayers, as well as for staff ahead of annual study results on Thursday that are yet once again expected to show the extreme challenges they face.'

Wes Streeting