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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Universal credit health element cut to come into force

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

Legislation, including an almost 50% cut in the health element of universal credit, has been laid before Parliament.

EXCLUSIVE: ICB confirms almost 200 redundancies

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

NHS Greater Manchester has confirmed almost 200 redundancies as part of a £42m (39%) cost reduction.

Surgery budget cap sees pause in private hospital treatments

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

An NHS cap on surgery budgets has resulted in a pause of some treatments in private hospitals.

NHSE publishes urgent and emergency care guidance

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

New guidance on improving urgent and emergency care pathways has been published by NHSE.

'I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson,' says Streeting

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he was ‘never a close friend of Peter Mandelson’.

Coalition calls for whole pathway cancer care

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

A coalition of clinicians, patients, charities, employers, insurers and health technology leaders has called for a whole pathway approach to cancer care.

Council's SEND services improving but still inconsistent

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

Improvements have been made to SEND services delivered by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council but services remain inconsistent, according to a new report.

Trust stands down critical incident but 'still extremely busy'

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

A critical incident has been stood down by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.

The big gamble

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

Steve Brine, former health minister and co-host of the Prevention is the New Cure podcast assesses the risks of NHS and DHSC reorganisation.

Editor's comment: Prevention is better than cure

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

The Government unveiled its National Cancer Plan last week to much fanfare, promising three in four cancer patients will survive long term from 2035.