UK PM Keir Starmer is re-merging the National Health Service (NHS) England with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to, in his words, lower bureaucracy, cut costs, and improve patient care. The NHS is England’s publicly funded healthcare system that provides care and treatment. For nutrition, it informs dietary guidelines and policy, weight management and diabetes prevention, and hospital nutrition, including public health campaigns. Citing the move as the “world’s largest quango scrapped,” the government wants to put patients first under reforms. Based on Lord Ara Darzi’s independent investigation, the effects of the NHS’ broken system on patients are felt today, with some worse off.
