PM says he will abolish NHS England

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The prime minister has said he will abolish NHS England in a speech delivered on Thursday. Keir Starmer said this will bring management of the NHS "back into democratic control". "This move will put the NHS back at the heart of government where it belongs, freeing it to focus on patients, less bureaucracy, with more money for nurses," Mr Starmer added.  Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Today I can announce we're going to cut bureaucracy across the state, focus government on the

00:06priorities of working people, shift money to the front line, so I'm bringing management

00:12of the NHS back into democratic control by abolishing the arms-length body NHS England.

00:21That will put the NHS back at the heart of government where it belongs, freeing it to

00:28focus on patients, less bureaucracy with more money for nurses, and NHS refocused on cutting

00:35waiting times at your hospital.

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