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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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REGULATION

Failure to share information led to woman's death

By Lee Peart 12 August 2025

A coroner’s inquest has concluded a failure to share information between NHS 111 and A&E cost a woman’s life.

MATERNITY

Self-refer midwife service reduces pressure on GPs

By Lee Peart 12 August 2025

A new service enabling mums-to-be to self-refer themselves for their first midwife appointment is reducing pressure on GP services.

INTEGRATED CARE

Restructuring stalls at ICB due to lack of redundancy funding

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

An ICB’s plans to halve its management budget by December have been put on hold due to a lack of funding for redundancies.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Work scheme for people with health conditions launches in West England

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

A programme to help people with health conditions back into the workplace has been launched in the West of England.

REGULATION

Hospital given warning notice following CQC inspection

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

The Countess of Chester Hospital, run by The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been re-rated inadequate for urgent and emergency services and issued with a warning notice by the...

ESTATES

Call for 'heatproof NHS' following 1,000 deaths from high temperatures

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to ‘heatproof the NHS’ claiming there were almost 1,000 deaths due to high temperatures in hospitals and care homes.

WHITEHALL

Taxing private healthcare would increase NHS pressure, claims insurer

By Lee Peart 11 August 2025

Proposals to impose VAT on private healthcare pressures would increase pressures on the NHS, a global insurer has claimed.

CANCER

Head and neck cancer patients to be fast-tracked on vaccine trial

By Lee Peart 08 August 2025

Over 100 patients with advanced head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked onto a vaccine trial running at 15 NHS hospitals over the next year, supported by the NHS’ Cancer Vaccine Launch...

A&E

Boy dies after being hit by bus outside hospital

By Lee Peart 08 August 2025

A four-year-boy has died after being hit by a bus when leaving hospital.

ESTATES

Guy's surgical centre approved by Government

By Lee Peart 08 August 2025

A new surgical centre at Guy’s Hospital has been approved by the Government.

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