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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

WORKFORCE

'Slapdash' – BMA slams NHS on advanced practitioners

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

The BMA has accused NHS trust of a ‘slapdash’ approach to advanced practitioners (APs) after finding almost half (48%) used them to cover doctors’ rota gaps.

PREVENTION

Over half of cancer patients had history of obesity, study finds

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

The need to consider lifetime obesity exposure in clinical decision-making and precision care has been highlighted in a new report.

REGULATION

Time runs out for assisted dying bill

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

Time has run out for the assisted dying bill to become law after it failed to clear the House of Lords last week.

INTEGRATED CARE

Government urges councils to work with ICBs on neighbourhood health centres

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

Housing secretary Steve Reed has urged councils to work with ICBs on creating neighbourhood health centres.

WAITING LISTS

One in ten operations cancelled within 24 hours of planned surgery

By Lee Peart 24 April 2026

One in ten operations are cancelled within 24 hours of planned surgery, according to a new survey.

WORKFORCE

Interim mental health chief inspector to leave CQC

By Lee Peart 24 April 2026

Interim chief inspector of mental health, Chris Dzikiti, will leave CQC at the end of June to take up the role of executive director, professional practice at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC...

DIGITAL

Hundreds of beds released through hospital discharge service

By Lee Peart 23 April 2026

An innovative new home support service is helping NHS trusts release hundreds of hospital beds.

ESTATES

Hospital gains planning approval for research and public engagement centre

By Lee Peart 23 April 2026

St Mary’s Hospital site in Paddington has gained planning approval for a research and public engagement centre.

PREVENTION

Government rules out MPs' health visitors and vaccination recommendations

By Lee Peart 23 April 2026

MPs’ calls for a health visitor recruitment target and a new vaccinations strategy have been ruled out by the Government.

WORKFORCE

Hospital launches voluntary redundancy scheme

By Lee Peart 23 April 2026

A voluntary redundancy scheme has been launched by Torbay Hospital as it seeks to balance its books.

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