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The Morning Poll: Do you think a new health authority would turn around the NHS?
The Government plans to move thousands of NHS England staff into a new “Special Health Authority” as it abolishes NHS England and returns its functions to the Department of Health and Social Care. The proposal is intended to change how the health service is managed, but the article asks readers whether it would help turn around the NHS.
The plan has encountered difficulties because some NHS bureaucrats can earn up to £45,000 more than people in equivalent Whitehall roles. The article provides no poll results; it invites readers to vote, with the findings due in the next day’s Morning Mail newsletter.
In short
- The Government plans to abolish NHS England and transfer its functions.
- Thousands of staff would move to a new Special Health Authority.
- Pay differences between NHS and Whitehall roles have complicated the plans.