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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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WORKFORCE

Support for upfront healthcare student costs

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Healthcare students are to receive upfront support for travel and accommodation costs for clinical placements under new plans to reduce the financial barriers to training.

COMMUNITY

Scotland pledges to deliver more healthcare at home

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

The Scottish Government has pledged to eradicate corridor care through its Health and Care Improving Flow Plan.

WORKFORCE

Mental health trust appoints interim chair

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Jackie Craissati has been appointed interim chair of Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) from 1 September.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Only 5% of public think social care should be private

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Just 5% of the public think social care providers should be privately run, according to a think-tank survey.

SOCIAL CARE

Remove social care costs from council budgets, says think-tank

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

A cross-party think-tank has called for social care costs to be removed from council budgets.

SOCIAL CARE

Scrap freeze on social care support threshold, says think-tank

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

The Government has been urged to bring the threshold for social care support in line with inflation as part of reforms.

REGULATION

HSSIB offers online patient safety investigation learning resources

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Online learning resources offering practical guidance, learning and expertise for those involved in patient safety investigations have been launched by the Health Services Safety Investigations Bod...

PREVENTION

Cholesterol checks offered at high street pharmacies

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

High street pharmacies are offering cholesterol check ups as part of an NHS drive to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths.

PREVENTION

NHS begins winter flu jab roll out

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Children and pregnant women can get their flu vaccinations from today as the NHS begins the first phase of its winter campaign.

PREVENTION

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Building better futures

By Lee Peart 01 September 2026

Leigh Elliott, chief executive of Children North East, says combating child poverty can feel like ‘fighting a tidal wave’ but feels optimistic times are beginning to change for the better.

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