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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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Deaths related to long ED waits surge almost tenfold

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Deaths associated with long ED waits have surge almost tenfold over the last decade, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).

DIGITAL

Trust reveals thousands of records were stolen during cyber attack

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Over 2,000 patient records were stolen in a cyber attack on Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in 2024, it has been revealed.

DIGITAL

Clinicians 'unfairly exposed' to costly AI negligence claims

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

The widening gap between regulation and rapid adoption of AI in healthcare leaves clinicians ‘unfairly exposed’ to costly negligence claims, according to the Medical Protection Society (MPS).

PREVENTION

Research funding to help tackle maternity care inequalities

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Newcastle and Birmingham universities have received £50m in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding for a new research programme.

WORKFORCE

Nurse struck off for falsifying shift records

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

A nurse has been struck off for adding shifts to an electronic roster she did not work.

VALDO CALOCANE

Nottingham attacks' families call for meeting with PM

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

The families of the Nottingham attacks’ victims have called for a meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer following the conclusion of evidence hearings last week.

WAITING TMES

Plaid Cymru pledges to eliminate two-year NHS waits 'in months' in Wales

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Plaid Cymru has pledged to eliminate NHS waits ‘within a matter of months’ after winning last month’s Senedd elections.

'Key moment' – leader warns fate of Single Patient Record in the balance

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

Chief executive of the NHS Alliance, Sir Ciarán Devane, has warned the Single Patient Record (SPR) could ‘stand or fall’ after MPs last week began debating its implementation.

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Over one in five waiting longer than six weeks for a diagnostic test

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

Over one in five patients (21.2%) are waiting over six weeks for a diagnostic test – more than 20 times the NHS 1% operational standard – analysis reveals.

MATERNITY

Family of girl who suffered severe brain injury at birth receive £28m in damages

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

The family of a girl who suffered severe brain injury at birth have received £28m in damages from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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