Few doctors will mourn the loss of NHS England. But cavalier cuts to thousands of jobs must be avoided

Last week Doctors in Unite acknowledged the positive potential of the abolition of NHS England as a reversal of the catastrophic changes made to the NHS by Conservative ministers in 2012, as part of the widely criticised Lansley reforms.

But the devil is in the details. Without clarity on the future of NHS England employees, their livelihoods hang in the balance.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has rightly questioned the government’s lack of consultation and absence of a clear plan for the fate of thousands of NHS workers.

You can read Sharon’s statement, and the reaction from the wider Unite union, here.

Our original statement is available here.