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NHS England: Redundancy

Lords · Question HL11045 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2025

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Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of staff reductions by (1) headcount, and (2) full-time equivalent positions, after the completion of the abolition of NHS England and the restructure of integrated care boards.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 24 Oct 2025

The Government is committed to a large reduction in the headcount of the two organisations in order to invest more resources in frontline services. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care set out the ambition of a 50% reductio...