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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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DHSC

Scottish Government exceeds treatment pledge

By Lee Peart 20 February 2025

The Scottish Government has exceeded a pledge to carry out 64,000 surgeries and procedures by the end of March 2025 following a £30m funding boost.

DWP

ICB and Health Innovation Network partner on WorkWell pilots

By Lee Peart 20 February 2025

NHS Sussex and Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) are to scope and evaluate three pilot projects to get people with long-term illness back into the workforce.

DHSC

Hospitals hit by record numbers of norovirus patients

By Lee Peart 20 February 2025

Norovirus patient levels in hospitals hit record numbers last week, NHSE figures have revealed.

CARE ENGLAND

Government condemned for scrapping dementia targets

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

The Government’s decision to drop dementia targets from its operational planning guidance has been condemned as ‘unacceptable and offensive’ by Care England.

Police investigation into medical negligence allegations 'ongoing'

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

Sussex Police has confirmed an investigation into allegations of medical negligence at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton is ongoing.

SEND

Half of councils warn of insolvency over SEND spending

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

Over half of councils have warned they face insolvency when an exemption for SEND spending expires in March 2026.

Trust apologises after mouse filmed in hospital

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has apologised after a mouse was filmed at its Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham.

BEST PRACTICE

Trust awarded £3.5m to deliver cutting edge research

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has been awarded £3.5m over seven years by the National Institute for Health and Care Research to establish a Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC).

WAITING TIMES

Emergency care improvements lead to faster and more efficient care

By Lee Peart 18 February 2025

Patients are receiving faster and more efficient emergency care thanks to improvements in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) departments at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals.

COMPENSATION

NHS compensation hits record of almost £3bn

By Lee Peart 18 February 2025

The NHS paid out a record £2.8bn in compensation in 2024/25, over double the £1.2bn paid out in 2014/15, according to new research.

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