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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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Hospital rated good for medical care but breaches found in emergency care

By Lee Peart 07 October 2025

Queen Alexandra Hospital has been rated good for medical care but requires improvement for urgent and emergency care.

ESTATES

ICB awards contract for non-emergency patient transport services

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB has awarded its new contract for non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS) to Health Transportation Group (HTG).

ESTATES

Hospital access restricted after report of person 'acting suspiciously'

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

Access to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was temporarily restricted yesterday following reports of a member of public acting suspiciously in its grounds.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICBs form cluster ahead of merger

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

NHS Frimley ICB and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB have formed a cluster under joint chair, Dr Priya Singh, and chief executive officer, Dr Nick Broughton.

WORKFORCE

NHSE rejects claim Mackey supported surgeon linked to patient harm

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

NHS England has said claims chief executive Sir Jim Mackey supported a surgeon linked with cases of avoidable harm are ‘categorically untrue’.

WORKFORCE

NHS Confederation and NHS Providers members back merger

By Lee Peart 06 October 2025

NHS Confederation and NHS Providers members have called for the bodies to fully merge.

ESTATES

Bristol hospital's £49.9m surgical centre now fully open

By Lee Peart 02 October 2025

A £49.9m surgical centre built with NHS England funding as part of efforts to reduce the Covid elective surgery backlog is now fully open.

REGULATION

Trust apologises for surgeon's failings

By Lee Peart 02 October 2025

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals trust has apologised after eight patients came to avoidable harm due to unexpected or unintended events during complex high-risk surgery at the Freeman Hospital.

WORKFORCE

Surgical recovery programme gets patients home quicker and healthier

By Lee Peart 02 October 2025

A surgical recovery programme designed to get patients home quicker and healthier has been launched by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM).

REGULATION

New guidance issued for sexual misconduct cases

By Lee Peart 02 October 2025

New guidance has been issued to support tribunals making decisions about doctors facing serious allegations, including sexual misconduct, discrimination and violent and abusive behaviours.

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