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Lee Peart

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New strategy to better communicate benefits and risks of medicines

By Lee Peart 17 September 2024

A new strategy to inform patients and healthcare professionals of the risks and safety of medicines and medical devices has been announced.

Lib Dems will 'fight to fix the NHS'

By Lee Peart 17 September 2024

Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey has pledged to offer ‘people hope and fight to fix the NHS’.

Social care driving cost pressures as councils face £2bn funding gap

By Lee Peart 13 September 2024

Rising costs and demand in social care are driving cost pressures on councils as they warned they face a more than £2bn funding gap in 2025/26.

Hospital uses AI to spot missing appointments

By Lee Peart 12 September 2024

A London hospital has used an artificial intelligence tool to spot missing appointments.

Darzi investigation finds NHS in 'critical condition'

By Lee Peart 12 September 2024

A Government commissioned investigation by Lord Darzi has found the NHS is in a ‘critical condition’.

Darzi Review: PM says NHS must 'reform or die'

By Lee Peart 12 September 2024

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the NHS ‘must reform or die’ following the publication of today’s Darzi Review.

Darzi Review: A 'mandate for bold, decisive action'

By Lee Peart 12 September 2024

Healthcare leaders and stakeholders have responded to today’s publication of the Darzi Review.

A&E

A&Es experience busiest summer ever

By Lee Peart 12 September 2024

NHS A&Es have had their busiest summer ever in England with staff managing 6.8m attendances in three months, up almost by almost a quarter of a million on last year.

CQC

Trust urged to act on patients' racial abuse of staff

By Lee Peart 11 September 2024

A hospital trust has been urged to act after staff reported receiving ‘verbal racist abuse’ from patients.

Council refers ICB to health secretary over alleged mental health cuts

By Lee Peart 11 September 2024

Nottingham City Council has referred Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB to the health secretary over claims it has cut mental health services without warning.