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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Norovirus surge drives busiest week for hospitals this winter

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

Hospitals admissions have hit a new high this winter as norovirus cases continue to surge.

Government urged to introduce national health inequalities strategy

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

A Local Government Association (LGA) report has urged the Government to introduce a national health inequalities strategy to tackle England’s widening health inequality gap.

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Alcohol related deaths in UK at record levels, ONS reveals

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

There were a record 10,473 alcohol-related deaths in the UK in 2023, new figures have revealed.

ICS reports £26m financial deficit

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS has reported a financial deficit of £26.4m for the year to date (April to December 2024).

'Daft things' undermining NHS diversity agenda, says Streeting

By Lee Peart 05 February 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said ‘really daft things’ are undermining the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) agenda in the NHS.

Care Transfer Hub helps people return home from hospital

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

A Care Transfer Hub is playing a vital role in getting people home from hospital as soon as they are medically ready.

Building work begins at hospital's £1.9m cancer support centre

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

Building work has begun on a Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Ashford Hospital in Surrey.

CQC finds deterioration in leadership at mental health trust

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

A deterioration in leadership has been found following a CQC inspection of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Trust writes off £750k in unrecoverable debt owed by failed coffee company

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

Over £750,000 in unrecoverable debt has been written off by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after a coffee company went into administration.

Police launch investigation into deleted file in Ockenden review

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

Nottinghamshire Police have launched an investigation into how a file was deleted during a review into maternity failings at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.