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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

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LIZ KENDALL

Tackling sickness absence could be worth £150bn to UK economy

By Lee Peart 21 March 2025

A new Government report says tackling sickness absence and ill-health related economic inactivity could be worth £150bn to the UK economy.

REGULATION

'Concerning allegations' people allowed to watch surgeries investigated

By Lee Peart 21 March 2025

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has said it is investigating ‘concerning allegations’ that unauthorised people were allowed into surgery theatres.

WHITEHALL

Great British Energy to cut NHS bills by up to £400m

By Lee Peart 21 March 2025

Rooftop solar panel installations at a third of NHS trusts is expected save up to £400m over 30 years.

HEALTH SERVICE OMBUDSMAN

Scan reading mistakes leading to avoidable deaths, ombudsman finds

By Lee Peart 21 March 2025

Mistakes in reading scans are leading to delays in cancer diagnosis, unnecessary operations and avoidable deaths, the Health Ombudsman has found.

ESTATES

Opening of £25m CDC delayed to 2026

By Lee Peart 20 March 2025

The opening of a £25m CDC in Nottingham has been delayed until 2026.

REGULATION

UKHSA investigates listeria cases in healthcare settings

By Lee Peart 20 March 2025

The UKHSA has confirmed it is investigating five cases of listeria at NHS hospitals and other healthcare settings.

DHSC

Winter virus cases finally on the decline

By Lee Peart 20 March 2025

Winter virus cases are finally on the decline with NHSE reporting a drop in norovirus cases for the fourth consecutive week.

INTEGRATED CARE

Sixteen-year wait for autism diagnosis prompts gasps of disbelief

By Lee Peart 20 March 2025

There were gasps of disbelief in Parliament when MPs heard a woman had been told she would have to wait 16-18 years for an autism test.

IFS

Government likely to miss 18-week target, says IFS

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

The Government is ‘unlikely’ to meet its key end of Parliament target of 92% people waiting less than 18 weeks for NHS treatment, new analysis has found.

WHITEHALL

BREAKING NEWS: Government votes to reject health and care NICs exemption

By Lee Peart 19 March 2025

The Government has voted to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment to exempt health and care providers from a rise in NICs.

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