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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Data integration closes gap between NHS and private health

By Lee Peart 15 September 2026

A patient consent-led integration has closed the information gap between NHS and private health.

Biomedics escalate strike action over holiday pay dispute

By Lee Peart 15 September 2026

Biomedics at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital are escalating strike action this week in a dispute over holiday pay.

MPs endorse CQC chair appointment

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

The Health and Social Care Committee has endorsed the Government’s intention to appoint Baroness Julia Neuberger as chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Rehabilitation gym helps speed up recovery at St Thomas' Hospital

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

A rehabilitation gym for amputees on a ward at St Thomas’ Hospital is helping speed up recovery and free beds.

Government invests £25m in hospital redevelopment

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has received a further £25m for the redevelopment of Wycombe Hospital.

Call for resumption of talks to fix NHS salary scales

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

Fourteen unions have called on the Government to resume talk to fix Agenda for Change (AfC) salary scales which they say have failed to keep pace with other parts of the NHS.

Chair to stand down when term ends in November

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) chair, Dr Anita Donley, is to step down when her current term ends on 30 November 2026.

Cardiology SDEC unit reduces inpatient admissions by over 25%

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

A cardiology same day emergency care (SDEC) Unit at East Surrey Hospital has reduced inpatient admissions by over 25%.

Staffing gaps behind home birth safety concerns

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

Gaps in staffing levels are behind concerns about home birth safety, according to a national safety review.

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust appoints first chief digital officer

By Lee Peart 14 September 2026

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) has appointed James Fleming as its first chief digital officer.