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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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BEST PRACTICE

'Fancy a cuppa?' – trust launches elderly assessment kitchen

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

A new therapy assessment kitchen has been launched by University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) to help elderly patients get home quicker.

CQC

Mental health trust issued with warning notice after CQC finds 'mixed picture'

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT ) has been issued with a warning notice after the CQC found a ‘mixed picture’ at its services during an inspection in June and Aug...

ICB

Trust pledges 'to do things differently' after investigation finds 'blame culture'

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

An NHS trust has pledged ‘to do things differently’ and ‘deliver improvements’ after an investigation found a ‘blame culture’ and ‘tolerance of poor behaviours’.

MENTAL HEALTH

New NHS mental health trust launches in London

By Lee Peart 06 November 2024

A new NHS trust has been launched in London following official approval from health and social care secretary Wes Streeting.

WES STREETING

Government pledges to improve 'outdated' Mental Health Act

By Lee Peart 06 November 2024

New legislation launched in Parliament today aims to give patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act more dignity and say over their care.

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

Eight out of 10 councils to overspend social care budget

By Lee Peart 06 November 2024

Eight out of 10 councils are on course to overspend their adult social care budget this financial year, directors of adult social services have warned.

OBESITY

Childhood obesity rises to almost one in 10 in first year of school

By Lee Peart 05 November 2024

Almost one in 10 children are clinically obese when they begin their first year of school, new NHS figures have revealed.

SUGAR

Low sugar diet in early childhood reduces risk of chronic disease, research finds

By Lee Peart 05 November 2024

A low sugar diet during pregnancy and in the first two years of life can meaningfully reduce the risk of chronic disease in adulthood, research has found.

VAPES BILL

Tobacco and Vapes Bill to create 'smokefree generation'

By Lee Peart 05 November 2024

New legislation introduced to Parliament today pledges to create a smokefree generation.

MERGER

South west London trusts complete merger

By Lee Peart 04 November 2024

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Hounslow and Richmond Community Community Healthcare NHS Trust have completed their merger.

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