Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the commissioning of vaccination services is not adversely affected by the abolition of NHS England.

Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new executive team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead the formation of a new joint centre. As we work to bring the two organisations together, we will ensure that we continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds.

Whilst this transformation takes place, we are putting plans in place to ensure that there is no risk to continuity of care and that service delivery is maintained. Outside of the planned organisational changes at national level, there are already established plans, as set out in the NHS Vaccination Strategy 2023, to delegate the commissioning of vaccination services from NHS England to the integrated care boards, starting from April 2026. This will strengthen the ownership of local systems of vaccination and enable innovation in delivery models, to maximise uptake and coverage across local populations.