Future Health Intelligence’s Jon Hoeksma analyses the likely impact of the abolition of NHSE will be, examining the potential impact on specific programmes and services currently provided.

The March announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, with roughly half of its 14,500 staff to go as its functions are taken over by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), raises very significant questions for the NHS IT market, the future pace of digital plans and future delivery of national services.