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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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UNISON

Patients dying in ambulances due to long ambulance waits, says Unison

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

Ambulance crews are being forced to watch patients deteriorate and in some cases die due to long A&E waits, according to Unison research.

Public backs tougher action on tobacco, alcohol and obesity

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

Stronger Government measures on alcohol, tobacco and obesity are backed by the general public, a poll has found.

DHSC

Government makes progress towards cancer diagnosis target

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

The Government has made progress towards its target of 80% of patients receiving a diagnosis or all-clear within 28 days by March 2026.

SIR JIM MACKEY

Editor's comment - Mapping the way ahead

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

Last week’s letter from Sir Jim Mackey to health leaders setting out guidance for ICB and NHS trust cost-cutting measures will have been welcomed by anxious leaders desperately short of direction o...

NHS ENGLAND

What's the plan?

By Lee Peart 07 April 2025

Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell says Labour has failed to set out how it wants the health service to change despite being in power for nine months

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Review finds 'strong accelerated progress' in council's SEND services

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

A review has found City of Wolverhampton Council has made ‘strong accelerated progress’ in SEND services.

WHITEHALL

Government rejects bid to exclude hospitals from 'high street levy'

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

A House of Lords bid to exclude NHS hospitals from a £75m high street levy has been rejected by the Government.

DWP

First 'trailblazer' launches to get people back to work

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

The first of nine ‘trailblazers’ designed to get people back to health and work has been launched in South Yorkshire by the Government.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Care leaders call for bridging fund to mitigate NICs rise impact

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

Care leaders have called for the creation of a ‘bridging’ fund to mitigate the impact of the rise in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) announced in the Autumn Budget.

Rats and other pests common in NHS buildings, survey finds

By Lee Peart 04 April 2025

Rats, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests are a regular hazard in NHS buildings, according to a Unison staff survey.

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