Baroness Smith of Llanfaes: DHSC: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

NHS England

Thursday 24th April 2025

Asked by: Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial implications for the devolved authorities of the decision to abolish NHS England.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The budgets of devolved nations are primarily funded through block grants from the Government, with annual changes determined by the Barnett formula, which aims to allocate funding based on population and the extent of devolved services.

Any saving from the decision to bring NHS England and the Department together to form a joint centre will be reinvested in frontline services within the National Health Service. The formation of a new joint centre will not impact on the Barnett formula, and the finances of the devolved nations.