Exclusive: Jim Mackey plans ‘big clearout’ as he steers NHS England towards closer relationship with health secretary

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The next boss of NHS England is preparing a wide-ranging purge of its senior leadership team as he steers it into a much closer relationship with health secretary Wes Streeting.

Sir Jim Mackey, NHS England’s chief executive, is finalising plans for “a big clearout” of the top executives who were mainly hired by his immediate predecessor, Amanda Pritchard, who will leave the post in April.