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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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Health minister attends CDC opening in Essex

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

Minister of state for health, Dr Zubir Ahmed, has attended the official opening of mid and south Essex’s first CDC in Thurrock.

Inquiry launched into Leeds trust's maternity and neonatal services

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

An independent inquiry has been launched into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

Corridor care a 'year-round issue', finds RCP

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

Corridor care is now a ‘year-round issue’ with three in five physicians delivering care in temporary space during summer months, a survey has found.

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ICB supports programme targeting frequent A&E users

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB has committed £600,000 to fund a programme targeting frequent A&E users.

Preventative therapy brings NHS closer to eliminating HIV

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

A new long-acting injection is being introduced in the NHS to support around 1,000 people at risk of HIV.

Serious childbirth injuries up by over a fifth, analysis finds

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

The number of serious perineal tears following childbirth has increased by over a fifth, according to the Liberal Democrats.

Clinical negligence claims more than triple in two decades

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

The annual cost of clinical negligence claims has more than tripled from £1.1bn in 2006-07 to £3.6bn in 2024-25 due to increased claim numbers and the rising costs of settlements, according to the...

Social care overspend pushing councils to financial brink

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

Emergency Government bailouts for councils are at risk of becoming ‘normalised’ due to overspending on social care and homelessness services, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

CQC launches consultation on healthcare assessment proposals

By Lee Peart 16 October 2025

A consultation on improving the assessment and rating of health and care providers has been launched by the CQC.

'A system stretched to its limits' – stark picture of Wales healthcare revealed

By Lee Peart 16 October 2025

A ‘stark’ picture has been revealed of a healthcare system ‘stretched to its limits’ in Wales.