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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Councils increase debt to fund higher social care costs

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

Councils are falling further into debt to fund rising social care costs, analysis has found.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Neighbourhood health blueprint could save NHS millions

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

A trailblazing neighbourhood health model developed in Cornwall could save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds a year, according to new research from healthcare volunteering charity Helpforce.

COMMUNITY

Scottish Conservatives promise 48-hour family doctor access

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

A GP appointment within 48 hours has been promised by the Scottish Conservatives.

WORKFORCE

Unison proposes adult social care pension scheme

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

A letter proposing a pension scheme for adult social care workers funded by employers and employees has been sent by Unison to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Health devolution: opportunity or distraction?

By Lee Peart 07 April 2026

Katherine Merrifield, assistant director at The Health Foundation, says the creation of mayoral health commissioners is a significant step but must be enabled by a genuinely joined-up approach, whe...

INTEGRATED CARE

Trust launches delivery of integrated mental health services

By Lee Peart 07 April 2026

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust has begun delivery of an integrated mental health services contract.

PREVENTION

The cost of staying healthy

By Lee Peart 07 April 2026

Operations & development director, Suzanne Jobson, explains how Children North East's Poverty Proofing® healthcare work supports local families.

DHSC

Full detail of UK-US pharmaceutical partnership agreed

By Lee Peart 07 April 2026

The details of a new pharmaceutical partnership between the UK and US Governments have been agreed.

INTEGRATED CARE

Sir Jim Mackey outlines three-year plan for commissioners and providers

By Lee Peart 07 April 2026

NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has outlined plans and priorities for the next three years.

ESTATES

NHS England delivers record number of new and replacement ambulances

By Lee Peart 07 April 2026

A record of over 1,100 new or replacement ambulances have been delivered in England over the past year.

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