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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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BREAKING NEWS: UK commits to higher NHS medicine costs as part of US trade deal

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

A trade deal between the US and UK sealed today calls for a 25% rise in the price the NHS pays for new medicines.

Trust fined £200k over death of teenage girl

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment to a 16-year-old girl with severe mental health difficul...

Palliative care needs not understood by ICBs, report finds

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

ICBs are not equipped to understand the palliative and end-of-life care needs of their local populations, according to a panel’s report.

CQC upgrades trust's maternity services

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

Maternity services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been upgraded from requires improvement to good following a CQC inspection.

Cancelled knee replacement operations costing NHS millions

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

Avoidable knee replacement operation cancellations are costing the NHS millions and increasing waiting times, according to research.

'Organisation-wide change' promised following damning report

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has promised ‘organisation-wide change’ and a ‘cultural reset’ after a breast surgery services review found persistent poor clinical practi...

EXCLUSIVE: ICB restructuring having 'big impact' on local areas

By Lee Peart 28 November 2025

Significant disruption to the delivery of local services is being caused by ICB restructuring, according to ADASS president Jess McGregor.

Health minister warns of 'forces of division and darkness'

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Health minister Stephen Kinnock has warned there are ‘forces of division and darkness waiting at the gate’ if the Government does not get health and social care reform right.

MHRA and NICE receive £2m Wellcome funding for digital mental health tech

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured a £2m funding boost from Wellcome to improve safety and ...

Multi-million pound hospital extension to feature sky gardens

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Unique sky gardens will be a key feature of a multi-million pound hospital extension set to open in 2028.