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Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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Waiting lists fall to 26-month low in May

By Lee Peart 10 July 2025

NHS waiting lists fell by almost 30,000 in May to a 26-month low of 7.36m, NHSE has revealed.

MENTAL HEALTH

Charity to launch legal action over ICB pause of ADHD referrals

By Lee Peart 10 July 2025

ADHD UK has said it will legally challenge a decision by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB to pause ADHD referrals for people aged over 25.

PREVENTION

High street pharmacies to offer 'sponge-on-a-string' cancer test

By Lee Peart 09 July 2025

High street pharmacies will offer a ‘sponge-on-a-string’ test as part of a new NHS pilot to help prevent oesophageal cancer.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

BREAKING NEWS: Neighbourhood health services to target deprived communities

By Lee Peart 09 July 2025

Deprived communities with the greatest need are the first to be targeted with the Government’s roll-out of neighbourhood health services.

VOLUNTEERS

Helping hands

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

Uncovering the hidden value of hospital volunteers

BEST PRACTICE

Cancer trial could mean 1m fewer outpatient clinic appointments

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

A cancel trial at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) could mean 1m fewer outpatient appointments.

REGULATION

Review to determine whether misreported MRI scans contributed to deaths

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

A review has begun into whether misreported MRI scans contributed to the deaths of 101 patients.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Government invests £1.5bn in improving early years and family services

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

The Government has announced a £1.5bn investment in improving early years and family services.

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Premature deaths twice as likely in deprived areas, analysis finds

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

People are almost twice as likely to die before the age of 75 in local authority areas with the highest rates of premature deaths than those with the lowest rates, new analysis has found.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Social care and public health leads local authority third-party spend

By Lee Peart 08 July 2025

Social care and public health led local government third-party spend in 2024, new figures have revealed.

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