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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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WORKFORCE

Bridget O'Kelly appointed NHS Staff Council employer chair

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

Bridget O’Kelly, chief people officer at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, has been appointed NHS Staff Council employer chair.

HEALTH VISITORS

School nurse and health visitor numbers in steep decline

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

School nurse and health visitor numbers have fallen sharply in recent years, according to The King’s Fund.

INTEGRATED CARE

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Preventing a lost generation

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

Head of work & health, Helen Bowles, shares how Norfolk and Suffolk ICB is working with local partners to prevent primary children from later becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training...

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

VCSE chief executive joins Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust board

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

Chief executive of Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum, Emma Rowse, has joined Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s board as a non-executive director.

BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals appoints interim chief executive

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has appointed Richard Beeken as interim chief executive until March 2027.

ANTISEMITIC POSTS

Surgeon suspended for antisemitic social media posts

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

A surgeon has been suspended for two months for antisemtic social media posts.

UHMBT

Ward closures proposed as part of shift to community care

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) is proposing to close two wards at Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) as it seeks to provide care closer to home.

PREVENTION

Government forms three-year partnership with Breast Cancer Now

By Lee Peart 05 October 2026

The DHSC has announced a three-year partnership with Breast Cancer Now to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

PREVENTION

NHS to offer winter vaccinations to homeless

By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

Flu and pneumococcal disease vaccines are to be offered to the homeless as part of a national NHS programme.

WEST YORKSHIRE ICB

Charity threatens legal action over autism and ADHD waits

By Lee Peart 02 October 2026

ADHD UK has threatened to take West Yorkshire ICB to court over its decision to impose a two-hour minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments.

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