A new joint executive team for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England is to be set up as part of the transition to becoming one organisation.

The new executive team will provide unified leadership across both organisations, bringing policy and delivery together.

The team will manage directors from related work areas from 3 November 2025 and will begin to combine resources.

It was announced in March that NHS England would be brought back into DHSC to avoid duplication.

Samantha Jones, DHSC Permanent Secretary; Jim Mackey, CEO of NHS England; and Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer will all be part of the new team.

There will be joint regional teams to serve as the delivery arm of the centre.

National Priority Programmes are also being set up to drive delivery of the government’s key health priorities.