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Mar 2025
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Starmer Scraps NHS England

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Today, Adam and Henry discuss Starmer’s announcement to abolish NHS England, which handles the day to day running of the health service and has been described by the government as the “world’s largest quango”.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is also on to talk about the plans and what they mean for healthcare in the UK.

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