*UKHotViewsExtra* Tech implications of abolishing NHS England

The government has announced it will abolish NHS England (NHSE) as part of its plans to reform the British State, cut bureaucracy, and shift money to the front line. The move, which was announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and then expanded upon by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, will see management of the NHS in England brought back under direct departmental control, a move that will have major implications for the UK's health technology sector.

Streeting said the decision to abolish NHS England was taken because the government did not believe it was possible to achieve value for taxpayers’ money and get the best out of the NHS with the current setup. He quoted the Darzi Review, which said the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 (which led to the creation of NHS England) was “a calamity without international precedent”, creating a complex and fragmented web of bureaucracy. By bringing the NHS in England back under direct departmental control, the government intends to strip out duplication, create a leaner organisation, and provide a clarity of focus.

The announcements made it clear that digital transformation sits at the heart of this reform and the government’s plans to deliver the three big shifts in the NHS: from hospital to community, sickness to prevention, and analogue to digital. Starmer said he saw AI as a “golden opportunity” and that he was going to get “the best of best on AI working across government” and set every government department with a clear mission to make the state more innovative and efficient.

In this HotViewsExtra article we look at the key announcements, the impact they will have on the NHS, and implications for tech suppliers to the health sector.  

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Posted by Dale Peters at '10:18' - Tagged: nhs   strategy   health   policy   government   healthcare   reform   quango   DHSC