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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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MENTAL HEALTH

Scottish Labour plans new mental health emergency service

By Lee Peart 14 April 2026

Scottish Labour has promised a new mental health emergency service under a raft of reforms in the party's manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May.

COMMUNITY

Government invests £237m in expanding community diagnostic centres

By Lee Peart 14 April 2026

A £237m investment in expanding community diagnostic centres (CDCs) in England has been announced by the Government.

CORRIDOR CARE

NHS to tackle corridor care at worst performing trusts

By Lee Peart 14 April 2026

Specialist teams are being deployed to tackle corridor care at the worst performing trusts.

DHSC

Change the way NHS money is spent not funding model, says IPPR

By Lee Peart 14 April 2026

The best way to fix the NHS is to change the way its money is spent rather than its funding model, research has found.

WORKFORCE

Trusts planning over 20,000 job cuts to balance books, says Unison

By Lee Peart 14 April 2026

NHS trusts are planning to cut over 20,000 jobs by 2028 as they struggle to balance their books, Unison has revealed.

MENTAL HEALTH

Long stay and rehabilitation mental health wards downgraded by CQC

By Lee Peart 09 April 2026

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’s (EPUT) long stay and rehabilitation mental health wards have been downgraded from good to requires improvement by the CQC.

PREVENTION

North London measles cases rising outside Enfield

By Lee Peart 09 April 2026

Measles cases are showing ‘signs of stabilisation’ in north London but rising outside Enfield, according to the latest statistics.

MENTAL HEALTH

People in mental health crisis at risk in emergency departments

By Lee Peart 09 April 2026

People in mental health crisis are at risk in emergency departments due to a ‘significant legal gap’, a report has warned.

DIGITAL

AI regulatory framework programme for medical devices secures funding

By Lee Peart 09 April 2026

An MHRA programme to develop an AI regulatory framework for medical devices has secured £3.6m in funding from the DHSC.

PRIMARY CARE

Pharmacist prescriber support gaps puts shift to community at risk

By Lee Peart 09 April 2026

A major expansion in the number of pharmacist independent prescribers entering the NHS could be undermined by gaps in supervision, training and workforce planning and put plans to shift care into t...

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