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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

SEND crisis: EHCP demand soars 250%, warns IPPR

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

The UK’s system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is ‘no longer fit for purpose’, according to a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research ...

Work begins on £17.8m diagnostic centre

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

Construction work has begun on a £17.8m NHS diagnostic centre in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Hospice with 'critically low' reserves facing 'heartbreaking choices'

By Lee Peart 22 October 2025

A Derbyshire hospice has said it is faced with ‘heartbreaking choices’ due to ‘critically low’ cash reserves.

Trust receives £22.7m for staff accommodation

By Lee Peart 22 October 2025

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has received £22.7m from the New Hospital Programme for staff accommodation at North Devon District Hospital.

Two trusts removed from national maternity investigation

By Lee Peart 22 October 2025

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been removed from the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation.

Trust reaches milestone in CDC construction

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

A milestone has been reached in the construction of Camborne and Redruth CDC in Cornwall, which is set to open later this year.

Roundtable: A fair deal for social care?

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Labour’s first major social care policy announcement, the Fair Pay Agreement, has been welcomed in principle but met with deep concern by sector leaders over its viability, scope and long-term impact.

Streeting and Reeves reported at loggerheads over redundancy payments

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Street and chancellor Rachel Reeves are in a stand-off over a £1.3bn bill for NHS redundancies, according to reports.

Campaign launches to prevent botched aesthetic treatments

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

A national campaign has been launched to prevent botched aesthetic treatments.

Menopause care access 'not equitable', study finds

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Women’s access to menopause care is shaped by ethnicity, socioeconomic status and cultural norms, a study has found.