The creation of NHS England in 2012 by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government "created burdensome layers of bureaucracy without any clear lines of accountability". What did the commentators say?

NHS England was established in 2013 by former Conservative health secretary Andrew Lansley to give the NHS greater independence and autonomy - with an intention for it to operate at arm's length ...

The NHS is the largest public sector organisation in England, seeing 1.7 million people each day including in patients’ own homes, local GP surgeries, pharmacies and hospitals.

Plans to dismantle NHS England have raised questions about future leadership, patient care, and the risks of disruption across the health system.