Responding to to Prime Minister’s announcement today (Thursday 13 March) that NHS England is to be abolished, Jon Restell Chief Executive of MiP said:
“This is a chaotic way to run the NHS. On Monday there was 50% cut to NHS England, then yesterday a 50% cut to local Integrated Care Boards, then today the abolition of NHS England.
“The approach demonstrates a contemptuous attitude to real people who work hard to improve access to services, cut waiting lists, improve productivity and safeguard the public.
“The Prime Minister says he’s fixing the Lansley mess, but he risks repeating the mistakes that held the NHS back for a decade. Destabilisation on this scale will affect delivery of government priorities and the public will feel that.
“The government urgently needs to tell the country its plan to get the NHS back on its feet and how it will support managers to do that.
“Duplication is a red herring. The NHS needs to know what will be done and what will not be done in the future, as a result of these changes.”
MiP’s annual event for workplace representatives, Reps Day, returns to Birmingham on 17-18 November. It’s an opportunity to meet fellow reps from across the country for a day of learning, networking and policy discussion.
MiP says regulation alone will not improve the NHS culture around raising and acting on concerns, following the findings of the Thirlwall Inquiry into the Lucy Letby case.
TUC Congress has backed a motion calling for an evidence-based and fully resourced plan for NHS management, with unions warning that cutting management capacity risks shifting essential work onto clinical teams.
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