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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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REGULATION

UKHSA issues Cold-Health Alert for northern England

By Lee Peart 18 November 2025

A Cold-Health Alert (CHA) has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for the Yorkshire & Humber, North West and North East regions of England.

WORKFORCE

Warning notice issued over surgical ward staffing levels

By Lee Peart 18 November 2025

A warning notice has been issued by the CQC following an inspection of surgical services at Salford Royal Hospital.

COMMUNITY

Hospices call for full specialist care funding as closed beds rise by 25%

By Lee Peart 18 November 2025

Hospices have called for full funding specialist care funding after revealing that 380 beds are out of use.

REGULATION

CQC downgrades leadership at community healthcare services provider

By Lee Peart 17 November 2025

Leadership at community healthcare services provider Sirona care & health has been downgraded from good to requires improvement following an inspection by the CQC.

REGULATION

Mental health trust fined over £500k over patient death

By Lee Peart 17 November 2025

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has been fined more than £500,000 following the death of 22-year-old Alice Figueiredo at Goodmayes Hospital on 7 July 2015.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Community diagnostic centre to help cut hospital waiting times

By Lee Peart 17 November 2025

Council leaders have visited a new health centre that is designed cut hospital waiting times and get local people the tests they need sooner in Southend.

ESTATES

Yeovil Hospital opens urgent treatment centre

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

Yeovil Hospital has opened an urgent treatment centre (UTC) in order to better meet demand and reduce waiting times.

WORKFORCE

Former NHS trust executive jailed for 28 years for sexual offences

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

A former NHS trust executive who groomed teenage girls on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years.

MATERNITY

Committee 'deeply concerned' over delay to maternity investigation

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

The Health Committee has expressed deep concerns over reports the independent maternity and neonatal investigation led by Baroness Amos will not publish interim findings this year as previously exp...

DIGITAL

Language translation solution contract launched for public services

By Lee Peart 13 November 2025

A language translation and interpretation solution contract has been launched for the public services.

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