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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

DHSC

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.

DHSC

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.

DHSC

'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’.

CANCER

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.

INTEGRATED 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.

ESTATES

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.

STEVE BRINE

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.

NATIONAL CANCER PLAN FOR ENGLAND

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.

MENTAL HEALTH

Think tank - mental health support

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

Nuffield Trust explores how demand for mental health support in emergency departments has increased in recent years and unpicks whether the new mental health A&Es announced in May last year can ach...

COMMUNITY

East Lancashire leads first wave of neighbourhood health centres

By Lee Peart 06 February 2026

Three health centres are being developed in East Lancashire as part of the Government’s 10-Year Plan to meet the needs of local communities.

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