Matt Hancock to publish plans to give ministers more power over NHS

Proposals to hand health secretary sweeping powers come amid speculation NHS England boss will quit this yearMinisters are to press ahead with plans to assume more power over the NHS in England, amid growing speculation that the head of the health service will quit this year.The planned shake-up immediately prompted questions about why Boris Johnson has decided to trigger a potentially destabilising reorganisation of the NHS in the middle of the Covid pandemic. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/11/matt-hancock-to-publish-plans-to-give-ministers-more-power-over-nhs #nhs #health_policy #matt_hancock #uk_news #simon_stevens #health #politics #public_services_policy #society