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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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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.

END-OF-LIFE

Charity voices care quality concerns after ICB cancels contract

By Lee Peart 03 April 2025

Marie Curie has warned care quality could be compromised after an ICB cancelled its overnight end-of-life care at home contract.

SEND

Local area partnership promises urgent improvements following critical report

By Lee Peart 03 April 2025

Bracknell Forest Council and NHS Frimley ICB have promised ‘urgent and sustained improvements’ following a critical Ofsted and CQC report.

CQC

Four in 10 waiting too long for mental health care, CQC finds

By Lee Peart 03 April 2025

Four in 10 people are waiting too long to access community mental health services, according to the CQC.

DHSC

Hospital beds lost to seasonal viruses greater than population of Malta

By Lee Peart 03 April 2025

The amount of hospital beds taken up by seasonal viruses this winter numbered more than the population of Malta, according to NHS data.

ONS

Women having children later in life, ONS reveals

By Lee Peart 03 April 2025

Women in England and Wales are continuing to have children later in life, according to ONS analysis.

DHSC

NHS dissatisfaction hits record levels

By Lee Peart 02 April 2025

NHS dissatisfaction levels have hit record levels with just one in five people (21%) content with services.

SOCIAL CARE

Charity that helped ease NHS pressures forced to close

By Lee Peart 02 April 2025

A charity that supported vulnerable people to stay at home and ease pressure on the NHS has been forced to close.

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