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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

WORKFORCE

Former senior manager jailed for £123k fraud

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

A former NHS senior manager has been jailed for two years and six months for defrauding the NHS over £100,000.

PREVENTION

Thousands of men to gain NHS access to life-extending prostate cancer drug

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered access to a life-extending drug on the NHS.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Every teacher to receive SEND training under £200m programme

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

All staff in every nursery, school and college are required to receive SEND and inclusion training under a £200m programme announced by the Government.

REGULATION

'No link between paracetamol and autism during pregnancy', say researchers

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children.

WAITING LISTS

'Phenomenal' trust cuts waiting lists three times national average

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Elective care waiting times have been cut by three times the national average by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH).

CRITICAL INCIDENT

Four NHS trusts stand down critical incidents

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Four NHS trusts have stood down critical incidents declared earlier this week.

ESTATES

NHP on 'firmer footing' but RAAC hospitals will miss deadline, says NAO

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is on a ‘firmer footing’ but hospitals built from RAAC will miss their 2030 replacement deadline, according to the NAO.

SOCIAL CARE

Fair Pay Agreement 'unworkable' without proper funding, says LGA

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

The adult social care Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) is ‘unworkable’ without proper funding and local government involvement, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

REGULATION

Trust asked to review performance against cancer waiting time targets

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has been asked to review its performance against national cancer waiting time targets following an investigation into the death of a 67-year-old woman.

DIGITAL

Trust tops national stroke audit

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

East Kent Hospitals has been named the best in the country in a national audit programme.

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