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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

CQC upgrades trust's maternity services

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

Maternity services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been upgraded from requires improvement to good following a CQC inspection.

Cancelled knee replacement operations costing NHS millions

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

Avoidable knee replacement operation cancellations are costing the NHS millions and increasing waiting times, according to research.

'Organisation-wide change' promised following damning report

By Lee Peart 01 December 2025

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has promised ‘organisation-wide change’ and a ‘cultural reset’ after a breast surgery services review found persistent poor clinical practi...

EXCLUSIVE: ICB restructuring having 'big impact' on local areas

By Lee Peart 28 November 2025

Significant disruption to the delivery of local services is being caused by ICB restructuring, according to ADASS president Jess McGregor.

Health minister warns of 'forces of division and darkness'

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Health minister Stephen Kinnock has warned there are ‘forces of division and darkness waiting at the gate’ if the Government does not get health and social care reform right.

MHRA and NICE receive £2m Wellcome funding for digital mental health tech

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured a £2m funding boost from Wellcome to improve safety and ...

Multi-million pound hospital extension to feature sky gardens

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

Unique sky gardens will be a key feature of a multi-million pound hospital extension set to open in 2028.

New urology unit helps free up hospital beds

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

A new urology unit is helping free up hospital beds at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

BREAKING NEWS: Over 100 neighbourhood health centres to launch by 2030

By Lee Peart 26 November 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that 120 of 250 new neighbourhood health centres will be operational by 2030.

Councils must be 'equal partner' in neighbourhood working, leader says

By Lee Peart 26 November 2025

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) Health and Wellbeing Committee, has said councils must be ‘an equal partner’ in neighbourhood working.