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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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REGULATION

Waste boss who lost NHS contracts banned for asset stripping

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

A former waste boss who transferred almost £3m to connected companies before losing 17 NHS contracts has been banned.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ealing records highest hospital admissions in London falls survey

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

One in every 15 people aged 80 or over in Ealing was hospitalised after a fall last year, the highest rate of any London borough.

DHSC

'Post code lottery' in continence care revealed

By Lee Peart 21 August 2026

A ‘post code lottery’ in continence care across England has been revealed by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

REGULATIONS

Northern Care Alliance responds to Channel 4 allegations

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Northern Care Alliance (NCA) has responded to a Channel 4 report it failed to adequately investigate allegations patients died in surgery.

COMMUNITY

Longest waits for community mental health support halved

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Waits of over 38 weeks for community mental health support in Kent and Medway have fallen by 47%, or 144 fewer people, since January.

EXCLUSIVE: Research director voices Palantir concerns

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Director of research at Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), John Wright, has voiced his concerns over US company Palantir’s contract to run the Federated Data Platform.

COMMUNITY

Contractor hands over community diagnostic centre

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Construction contractor McLaughlin & Harvey has completed construction of Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

WORKFORCE

Theatre staff resume strike action at Northern Care Alliance

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Operating theatre staff will resume strike action at four Greater Manchester hospitals run by Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust (NCA) next week in a dispute over outsourcing overtime manageme...

WORKFORCE

Dame Caroline Clarke appointed Online NHS Trust chief executive

By Lee Peart 19 August 2026

NHS London regional director Dame Caroline Clarke has been appointed the first chief executive of the Online NHS Trust.

WORKFORCE

Mahmood urged to ditch 15-year care workforce settlement plans

By Lee Peart 19 August 2026

Home secretary Shanan Mahmood has been urged to ditch plans to make overseas health and care staff wait 15 years to settle in the UK.

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