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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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INTEGRATED CARE

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and Northamptonshire ICB cluster approved

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

NHS England and the Government have approved an ICB cluster covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and Northamptonshire.

'Decisive action has been taken' – trust responds to requires improvement rating

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) said it has taken ‘decisive action’ after again being rated requires improvement for medical care and urgent and emergency care following ...

GOVERNANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Why NHS leaders need formal governance training

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

Alex Whitfield, chief executive of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, shares her experience on effective leadership.

SOCIAL CARE

Call for national system to assess people's social care needs

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

A new report by The King’s Fund think-tank has proposed moving to a national system for assessing people’s social care needs such as in Australia, Germany and Japan.

COMMUNITY

Urgent treatment centre brings care closer to home

By Lee Peart 07 October 2025

A re-designation of a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) as an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) has brought care for a wider range of urgent but non-life-threatening health conditions closer to home.

WORKFORCE

Trust targets 150 job cuts as part of cost improvement drive

By Lee Peart 07 October 2025

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) is proposing to 150 around job cuts to its admin workforce from just over 600 to around 450 as part of a national requirement to reduce corporate service s...

PRIMARY CARE

NHS booking system problem causes Covid jab chaos

By Lee Peart 07 October 2025

Problems with the NHS website booking system have led to large numbers of people ineligible people arriving for Covid vaccinations at pharmacies.

Hospital rated good for medical care but breaches found in emergency care

By Lee Peart 07 October 2025

Queen Alexandra Hospital has been rated good for medical care but requires improvement for urgent and emergency care.

ESTATES

ICB awards contract for non-emergency patient transport services

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB has awarded its new contract for non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS) to Health Transportation Group (HTG).

ESTATES

Hospital access restricted after report of person 'acting suspiciously'

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

Access to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was temporarily restricted yesterday following reports of a member of public acting suspiciously in its grounds.

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