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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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COMMUNITY

Neighbourhood health simulation delivers millions in cost savings

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

A neighbourhood health simulation carried out at the NHS Providers conference in November saved £77m through slashing unplanned hospital activity.

WORKFORCE

Research on short staffing highlights importance of senior and experienced nurses

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) research has highlighted the importance of seniority and experience when nursing teams are short staffed.

WORKFORCE

'Deep concerns' over fitness to practise case delays

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

Deep concerns have been voiced by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) over the time taken to conclude fitness to practise cases.

DHSC

Strike action piles pressure on NHS amid record flu levels

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

BMA strike action is ‘piling on the pressure’ this week as the NHS tries to cope with record hospital admissions, health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Public Health Grant 'must keep pace with inflation', LGA chair says

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, has welcomed a multi-year funding settlement for the Public Health Grant but warned it must keep pace with inflation and ris...

DIGITAL

Patient Hub and NHS App integration leads to 'national first'

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has become England's first NHS trust to integrate patient initiated follow up (PIFU) appointments into the NHS App.

DHSC

'We will not cut NHS budgets to fund this,' Streeting assures on US pharma deal

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said NHS budgets and frontline services will not be cut to fund the US pharma deal.

CANCER

Bupa launches specialist cancer centres

By Lee Peart 17 December 2025

Specialist cancer centres for gynaecology and gastroenterology have been launched by Bupa in response to growing demand.

WORKFORCE

NHS braces for damaging wave of strikes

By Lee Peart 17 December 2025

NHS providers are bracing for a damaging wave of strike action in the run up to Christmas in a bitter dispute with the BMA.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Visa rule changes risk care worker exodus, union warns

By Lee Peart 17 December 2025

Plans to triple the time required to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK from five to fifteen years could cause a care worker exodus, Unison has warned.

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