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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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ESTATES

Leicester General Hospital launches state-of-the-art MRI scanner

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has unveiled the UK’s first Canon Vantage Galan 3T/Supreme Edition MRI at an opening ceremony.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICBs decided to combine children's and adult's A&E services

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICBs have decided to combine children’s and adult’s A&E services at Southport Hospital.

WORKFORCE

BMA staff vote for strike action

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Hundreds of staff employed by the BMA have voted for strike action.

MATERNITY

Maternity and neonatal taskforce members confirmed

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

The 17-strong members of the maternity and neonatal taskforce chaired by health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, have been confirmed.

PREVENTION

BREAKING NEWS: Two dead and 13 infected in Kent meningitis outbreak

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Two people have died and 13 have been infected following a meningitis outbreak in Canterbury, Kent.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Government sets out 'zero tolerance' approach to SEND failings

By Lee Peart 16 March 2026

A letter setting out the Government’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach to SEND failings has been sent by education secretary Bridget Phillipson to local authorities and ICBs.

PHARMACY

Left open fridge door causes £25k medication waste

By Lee Peart 16 March 2026

A left open fridge door has resulted in £25,000 worth of medication being wasted.

PREVENTION

More NEET young people report health barriers to work

By Lee Peart 16 March 2026

Analysts have warned of a ‘generation at risk’ after revealing a rise in the number of young people not in education, employment and training (NEET) with a health condition limiting their ability t...

REGULATION

CCTV footage shows staff assaulting patients at St Andrew's

By Lee Peart 16 March 2026

A CQC inspection of St Andrew’s hospital in Northampton has found CQC footage showing the use of inappropriate restraint and staff assaulting patients.

PRIVATE HEALTHCARE

Proportion of people using private healthcare almost doubles

By Lee Peart 16 March 2026

The proportion of people using private healthcare has almost doubled in the last three years, new analysis reveals.

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