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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Lack of investment 'threatens' shift to community care, says CQC

By Lee Peart 24 October 2025

A lack of investment in community services threatens the 10-Year Health Plan’s goal of shifting care closer to home, according to the CQC.

Unemployment insurance benefit could help thousands back to work, says think-tank

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

A new unemployment insurance benefit, which is part of the Government’s welfare reform agenda, offers a vital opportunity to reorient the system toward early intervention and recovery, says The Hea...

Social care fears as Baroness Casey linked with second inquiry

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

News that social care inquiry head Baroness Casey may lead another investigation has prompted fears over the Government’s priorities.

Mental health trust's leadership rated requires improvement

By Lee Peart 23 October 2025

Leadership at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has been rated requires improvement by the CQC.

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.