It's not just DHSC where morale is plummeting; the HSJ reports that morale declined in every NHS integrated care board that answered the NHS staff survey in 2025
Worth remembering that these are the people who are supposed to deliver Streeting's 3 shifts
www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...
The civil service people survey results are out
DHSC has the largest drop in engagement (staff morale) among Whitehall departments, 6ppts from 63% to 57%
The dept also had a *13 ppt* drop for its leadership and managing change theme
Seems like NHS England abolition is causing serious discontent