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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

A&E

A&E handovers slashed by seven minutes

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

Ambulance handovers have been slashed by over seven minutes despite patient numbers reaching a five-year high.

MATERNITY CARE

Maternity and neonatal services failing to deliver for too many, Baroness Amos finds

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

Maternity and neonatal services are not consistently delivering continuous, safe and equitable care for many women, babies and families, Baroness Amos has found.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Finding the 'how' in neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

The ‘how’ in delivering neighbourhood health was the main focus of NHS Confederation’s Care Closer to Home Conference this year.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Leading neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must be central to the development of a neighbourhood health model

BONE CEMENT

Bone cement 'rescue package' secured by NHS

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

A deal to provide alternative bone cement has been secured by the NHS after trusts were hit by a global supply shortage.

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Programme lead sees neighbourhood health work in action

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme lead Dr Minal Bakhai has visited Kendal Leisure Centre to learn about the neighbourhood health work taking place across Morecambe Bay and Sout...

MATERNITY

Streeting vows to review maternity inquiry chair appointment

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has pledged to review his decision not to appoint Donna Ockenden to lead the maternity inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

DHSC

New guidance on neighbourhood health to come 'shortly'

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

New guidance on neighbourhood health is to be provided by the Government shortly, it has been revealed.

REGULATION

Hospital services rated requires improvement by CQC

By Lee Peart 23 February 2026

Medical care and urgent and emergency services at Ipswich Hospital have been rated requires improvement by the CQC.

MENTAL HEALTH

Call for mental health hubs in every local authority

By Lee Peart 23 February 2026

The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) has called for a mental health Early Support Hub in every local authority.

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