Joined-up care and less bureaucracy are among the proposals by the Government in a bid to reform the health and social care system in England. A plan to build on work done during the coronavirus pandemic to create a “more integrated, more innovative and responsive” NHS is due to be set out by Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Thursday. The proposals include improving care and tackling health inequalities through measures to address obesity, oral health and patient choice, the Department of Health said. Reports at the weekend suggested ministers plan to centralise decision-making in the health service and reduce the role of the private sector, giving Government the power to block the closure of hospitals and overrule bosses in what could be the biggest health reform for a decade.