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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

PREVENTION

Norovirus cases high but returning to expected levels

By Lee Peart 27 February 2026

Norovirus cases remain high but are returning to expected levels, according to the UKHSA.

REGULATION

CAMHS service upgraded from requires improvement to good

By Lee Peart 27 February 2026

A child and adolescent mental health wards (CAMHS) service provided by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been upgraded from requires improvement to good by the CQC.

INTEGRATED CARE

Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland with a significant risk they will become financially unsustainable within the next 12 to 24 months, according to the Accoun...

PREVENTION

Number of young people not in education, employment or training rises

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

The number of 16 to 24 years in the UK not in education, employment or training (NEET) rose in October to December 2025.

REGULATION

Hospital consultant suspended for indecent behaviour

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

A hospital consultant at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has been suspended for six months by the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal Service after being convicted of performing sexual acts with anot...

PREVENTION

North London measles cases continue to rise

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

The number of measles cases in north London continues to rise and now stands at 81.

A&E

A&E handovers slashed by seven minutes

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

Ambulance handovers have been slashed by over seven minutes despite patient numbers reaching a five-year high.

MATERNITY CARE

Maternity and neonatal services failing to deliver for too many, Baroness Amos finds

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

Maternity and neonatal services are not consistently delivering continuous, safe and equitable care for many women, babies and families, Baroness Amos has found.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Finding the 'how' in neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

The ‘how’ in delivering neighbourhood health was the main focus of NHS Confederation’s Care Closer to Home Conference this year.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Leading neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must be central to the development of a neighbourhood health model

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