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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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PREVENTATIVE

MPs call for more action to tackle female genital mutilation

By Lee Peart 12 September 2025

An MPs report has called for more action to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK and greater support for its victims.

PRIMARY CARE

Easier GP access public's top NHS priority, poll finds

By Lee Peart 12 September 2025

Easier GP access is the top NHS priority for the public, according to a new poll.

PREVENTION

Junk food advertising ban confirmed

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

A ban on TV and online advertising targeting children will come into effect on 5 January 2026, the Government has confirmed.

WAITING LISTS

Surgeons warn waiting times will falter without capital investment

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has warned that NHS waiting times will continue to falter without capital investment in NHS infrastructure.

TECHNOLOGY

Innovate UK invests in digital solutions for mental health

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

Innovation agency Innovate UK is investing £3.6m in digital therapeutic solutions for mental health.

ONS

Less than a quarter of patients on hospital waiting lists have good experience

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

Less than a quarter of patients (22.8%) patients on hospital waiting lists, have a good or very good experience, according to the ONS.

DHSC

Waiting lists rise for second month in a row to over 7.4m in July

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

NHS waiting lists rose for the second month in a row in July to over 7.4m amidst five days of industrial action by resident doctors.

DHSC

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says Mackey

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over funding, Sir Jim Mackey has revealed.

PREVENTION

Teenage pregnancies rise for first time in 14 years

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

Councils have called for investment in prevention after teenage pregnancies rose for the first time in 14 years.

CANCER

Red tape blocking access to cutting edge cancer treatments, say doctors

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

Patient access to cutting edge cancer treatments is being blocked by current commissioning and funding structures, doctors have warned.

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