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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Building a workforce for the future

By Lee Peart 30 May 2025

Andrew Curry, client engagement director for health and social care, Matrix Workforce Management Solutions, says the healthcare system doesn’t need culture fit — it needs culture builders

Complex needs failure driving 'very high cost' placements, says LGA

By Lee Peart 30 May 2025

Failure to support children and young people with complex needs is driving an escalation in ‘very high cost’ placements, the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.

Leaders welcome repair funding as 'small downpayment' on maintenance bill

By Lee Peart 30 May 2025

Today’s announcement of £750m for urgent hospital repairs has been welcomed as a ‘small downpayment’ on the £14bn maintenance backlog.

'Reset' needed for Northern Ireland healthcare system

By Lee Peart 29 May 2025

A ‘reset’ is required for the healthcare system in Northern Ireland, according to a senior civil servant.

SEND improvement plan to address 'systemic failures'

By Lee Peart 29 May 2025

Bracknell Forest Council has set out plans to improve SEND provision including funding for extra staff.

Waiting list reimbursement scheme to launch in June

By Lee Peart 29 May 2025

Northern Ireland health minister Mike Nesbitt has confirmed a controversial waiting list reimbursement scheme will launch on 2 June.

James Paget opens new orthopaedic outpatient centre

By Lee Peart 29 May 2025

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new orthopaedic outpatient centre.

Sunak accused of blocking isolation support during Covid

By Lee Peart 29 May 2025

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has been accused of blocking isolation support for the disadvantaged during Covid as a ‘point of principle’.

Same day emergency care delivers transformational change

By Lee Peart 28 May 2025

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has been leading the way in same day emergency care (SDEC), which combines services from different areas to see, diagnose, treat...

Hospital awarded £23m for energy efficiency upgrades

By Lee Peart 28 May 2025

Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire has been awarded £23m for energy efficiency upgrades.