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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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SOCIAL CARE

Call to eliminate social care postcode lottery

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

The King’s Fund has called for an ‘equal access’ national assessment to eliminate the social care postcode lottery.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Dementia to be one of first priorities of Health Data Research Service

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

Dementia will be one of the first priorities for the new Health Data Research Service (HDRS), a flagship commitment of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan and Life Sciences Sector Plan, Prime Mini...

COMMUNITY

GPs facing tsunami of AI generated patient complaints

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

GP practice staff are struggling to cope with a surge in AI generated complaints from patients.

INTEGRATED CARE

Council and ICB agree frequent A&E attendee support funding

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

Cambridgeshire County Council and NHS Central East ICB have agreed more than in £600,000 in funding for a programme to support frequent A&E attendees.

COMMUNITY

Community health services merge in Kent and Medway

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and community interest company, Medway Community Healthcare, have officially merged.

DIGITAL

NHS rolls out smartwatch and mobile prescription alerts

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

An ‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracking feature on the NHS App is now available on smartwatches and mobiles.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Dr Birju Bartoli and James Benson join NHS England leadership

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust chief executive Dr Birju Bartoli and Central London Community Healthcare Trust chief executive James Benson have been appointed to NHS England’s leadership t...

PREVENTION

BREAKING NEWS: Flu activity higher than last four years in September, warns UKHSA

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Flu activity was higher than the last four years in September, the UKHSA has warned.

COMMUNITY

Repeat prescriptions cost NHS £9bn a year

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Repeart prescriptions cost the NHS £9bn a year with patients spending £11.5bn on their collection, according to analysis.

DIGITAL

Nine in ten NHS corporate staff lose time each week to IT problems

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Nine in ten (92%) NHS corporate, managerial and support staff lose time every week to IT problems, according to a new occupational analysis of YouGov data commissioned by NHS Shared Business Servic...

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