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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

DHSC facing 'uncomfortable truth' on eve of Spending Review

By Lee Peart 06 June 2025

The DHSC faces the ‘uncomfortable truth’ on the eve of the Spending Review that NHS spending until the end of the financial year is already spoken for, says Nuffield Trust senior policy analyst, Sa...

Government invests £450m in ending corridor care

By Lee Peart 06 June 2025

The Government is investing almost £450m in a ‘fundamental shift’ to urgent and emergency care.

Hospital stroke rehabilitation gym nears completion

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

A stroke rehabilitation gym is expected to open this month at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, South Yorkshire.

Partnership seeks to address growing rehabilitation and mental health demand

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) is partnering with social enterprise Livewell Southwest to meet growing demand for rehabilitation and mental health services.

Trust secures £7.3m to reduce critical infrastructure risks

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has secured £7.3m from the estates safety fund to reduce critical infrastructure risks at Torbay Hospital.

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Sickness absence at highest since 2008, ONS finds

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

Sickness absence in the workplace is at its highest since 2008, the ONS has revealed.

Free school meals eligibility expanded by Government

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

The Government has announced it is providing over half a million more free school meals.

Mental health 'secondary status' jeopardises 'three shifts', leaders warn

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

The ‘secondary status’ of mental health risks undermining delivery of the Government’s ‘three shifts’, NHS trust leaders have warned.

Surgical hub launches to help tackle NHS waiting lists

By Lee Peart 04 June 2025

A surgical hub has launched to help tackle waiting lists in North West England.

'Burning platform' warning on early years' services

By Lee Peart 04 June 2025

Early years’ services are on a ‘burning platform’ with UK outcomes among the ‘worst in the civilized world’, a leader has warned.