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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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WORKFORCE

Professor Jonathan Benger appointed NICE chief executive

By Lee Peart 16 December 2025

Professor Jonathan Benger has been appointed chief executive of NICE from Friday 19 December 2025, taking over from Dr Samantha Roberts.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Manchester Council appoints strategic director for adult social services

By Lee Peart 16 December 2025

Peter Tomlin has been appointed strategic director for adult social services by Manchester City Council.

DENTISTRY

Reforms 'first step towards new era for NHS dentistry', says DHSC

By Lee Peart 16 December 2025

A raft of reforms announced today amount to the ‘most significant modernisation of the NHS dental contract in years’, the Government has claimed.

REGULATION

Perinatal mental health service rated outstanding

By Lee Peart 15 December 2025

A specialist perinatal mental health service at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has been rated outstanding by the CQC.

DHSC

Call for winter discharge unit as patients wait months to leave hospital

By Lee Peart 15 December 2025

The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to set up a £90m winter discharge unit after revealing patients were waiting months to leave hospital.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council announces over £80k health and wellbeing award

By Lee Peart 15 December 2025

Havering Council has awarded over £80,000 to community groups to improve health and wellbeing.

COMMUNITY

Revealed: Scottish communities awarded Pride in Place funding named

By Lee Peart 15 December 2025

The 14 Scottish communities in 12 local authorities receiving £20m each in Pride in Place funding have been named by the UK Government.

ESTATES

'Near impossible' – surgeons' stark warning on waiting list pledge

By Lee Peart 15 December 2025

Surgeons have warned the Governments pledge on waiting lists will be ‘near impossible’ without investment in operating theatres and surgical staff.

WORKFORCE

RCN calls for 'fully funded plan to eradicate corridor care'

By Lee Peart 15 December 2025

The RCN has called for a ‘fully funded plan to eradicate corridor care altogether’.

WORKFORCE

Community skills centre opens on hospital construction site

By Lee Peart 12 December 2025

A community skills centre has opened on the site of a multi-million pound extension at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

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