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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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WORKFORCE

Inefficiencies cost NHS £1bn in lost productivity, report finds

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

Routine inefficiencies cost the NHS £1bn in lost productivity and 35m staff hours each year, according to a new report.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Oxfordshire County Council launches 10-year learning disabilities plan

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

A 10-year plan to support adults with learning disabilities has been launched by Oxfordshire County Council and its partners.

DIGITAL

AI smart triage GP booking system integrated with the NHS App

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

An AI 24/7 GP booking system offering patients instant triage has been integrated into the NHS App.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

New ADASS president to set out his vision

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

Incoming president Phil Holmes will set out his vision at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS) Spring Seminar today.

WORKFORCE

Union to ballot members over 'fire and rehire' move

By Lee Peart 28 April 2026

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is to ballot its Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust members over ‘fire and rehire’ concerns following changes to breaks.

PREVENTION

EXCLUSIVE: Unlocking GDP growth through cardiovascular disease prevention

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

A Parliamentary event last week explored the potential for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention to unlock GDP growth.

DIGITAL

Trust to pioneer outpatient services' ambient voice technology

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has marked a major milestone in its transformation of outpatient care delivery with an ambient voice technology deal.

WORKFORCE

'Slapdash' – BMA slams NHS on advanced practitioners

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

The BMA has accused NHS trust of a ‘slapdash’ approach to advanced practitioners (APs) after finding almost half (48%) used them to cover doctors’ rota gaps.

PREVENTION

Over half of cancer patients had history of obesity, study finds

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

The need to consider lifetime obesity exposure in clinical decision-making and precision care has been highlighted in a new report.

REGULATION

Time runs out for assisted dying bill

By Lee Peart 27 April 2026

Time has run out for the assisted dying bill to become law after it failed to clear the House of Lords last week.

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