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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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WAITING TIMES

Wales sees big improvement in ambulance patient handover times

By Lee Peart 25 July 2025

The number of people waiting over an hour for ambulance transfers to ED has fallen by almost a fifth in Wales.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

ICB approves integrators to drive forward neighbourhood health services

By Lee Peart 25 July 2025

South east London ICB has approved the appointment of neighbourhood health service integrators in four of its six boroughs.

PREVENTION

Councils hail 24% rise in attempts to quit smoking

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

The number of people attempting to quit smoking using council commissioned Stop Smoking Services has grown by almost a quarter, according to NHSE data.

MENTAL HEALTH

Recently formed trust's mental health wards rated requires improvement

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

North London NHS Foundation Trust’s (NLFT) mental health wards have been rated requires improvement following a CQC inspection in February and March.

PRIMARY CARE

Call for better regulation of health self-tests

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A call has been made for the much greater regulation of health self-tests after researchers found significant concerns.

PREVENTION

Paramedics to offer cardiac arrest video support

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

Paramedics will offer specialist care via video during the most crucial minutes of a cardiac arrest in a UK first scheme.

Point-of-care medicine manufacturing to deliver personalised treatments

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A dedicated legal framework for medicines made at the point of care has been introduced in a ‘world first’ by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

PREVENTATIVE

Inquiry into reproductive health launched by committee

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A new inquiry into reproductive health conditions among girls and young women has been launched by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC).

REGULATION

Smaller NHS trusts performing better than larger trusts on FOI requests, regulator finds

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

Smaller trusts appear to be performing better than larger trusts on answering Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

ICB

North London ICBs agree merger

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

North Central and North West London ICBs have approved a merger following board meetings this week.

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