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Lee Peart

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NHS Confed Expo: Is the US drug deal good or bad for the NHS?

By Lee Peart 11 June 2026

Leaders debated the merits of the US drug deal during a roundtable panel at NHS Confed Expo yesterday.

NHS Confed Expo: 'Our task is to renew the NHS,' says Sir Ciarane Devane

By Lee Peart 11 June 2026

NHS Alliance chief executive Sir Ciaran Devane has said the NHS has to ‘earn the right’ to remain free at the point of use as public support can no longer be assumed.

WORKFORCE

EXCLUSIVE: NHS heroes recognised after accelerating cancer diagnosis and transforming patient care

By Lee Peart 11 June 2026

Groundbreaking NHS teams that have freed up thousands of hospital beds, accelerated cancer diagnosis and transformed care for patients have been recognised at the inaugural 2026 NHS Excellence Awar...

WORKFORCE

Dave Harris appointed NHS Orkney chief executive

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Current director of people and culture, Dave Harris, will become chief executive of NHS Orkney when interim chief executive, James Goodyear, leaves the organisation later this year.

DIGITAL

King's College Hospital offers digital surgery prehab

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has begun providing digital prehabilitation services for patients waiting for knee and hip replacement surgery at Orpington Hospital, with the goal of i...

WORKFORCE

REC appoints Bev White as chair

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Bev White has been selected as chair-designate of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Poor housing costs NHS £1.5bn annually, report reveals

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Poor housing costs the NHS in England £1.5bn annually, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has revealed.

WORKFORCE

NHS workforce facing a 'crisis of morale'

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Sir Ciarán Devane, the new chief executive of The NHS Alliance, has warned the NHS workforce is facing a ‘crisis morale’.

PREVENTION

Men with early prostate cancer to be offered precision radiotherapy

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

A high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy known as SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) is to be offered to eligible men with early prostate cancer for the first time by the NHS.

WORKFORCE

Trust chief executive announces retirement

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) chief executive, Richard Parker, has announced his retirement.

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