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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

UNISON

Healthcare assistants strike over pay

By Lee Peart 22 May 2024

Healthcare assistants have voted for strike action at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and Kettering General Hospital Foundation NHS Trust in a dispute over pay.

NHSGGC

Trust chief executive to retire after over 40 years' NHS service

By Lee Peart 22 May 2024

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) chief executive, Jane Grant, has announced her retirement.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Trusts report decline in health due to poverty and cost of living crisis

By Lee Peart 22 May 2024

Poverty and the cost of living crisis is impacting public health in almost every part of England, an NHS Providers survey has found.

STEPHEN DONNELLY

Irish Government publishes digital roadmap framework

By Lee Peart 22 May 2024

Minister for health Stephen Donnelly has published a new roadmap to digitally transform health services in Ireland and improve access for patients.

RISHI SUNAK

PM and NHS apologise following Infected Blood Inquiry

By Lee Peart 22 May 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard have apologised to victims of the infected blood scandal.

DWP

Unpaid carers forced to repay DWP over £250m

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

The Government requires unpaid carers to pay back more than £250m after thousands were unknowingly overpaid their allowance.

BRIAN LANGSTAFF

Infected Blood Inquiry final report exposes cover-up

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

The final report from the long-running inquiry into the infected blood scandal has found evidence of a ‘subtle, pervasive and chilling' cover-up.

DELAYED DISCHARGE

Delayed discharge up 15% on pre-Covid levels

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An internal NHS review has found the number of people stuck in hospital more than three weeks is up by over 15% pre-pandemic levels.

AGE UK

Nearly 30,000 elderly people die waiting for social care

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

Almost 30,000 elderly people died last year before ever receiving the social care for which they were waiting, new analysis has revealed.

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS TRUST

Trust in 'critical situation' targets £110m savings

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An NHS trust whose finances are in a ‘critical situation' is targeting savings of £110m this financial year.

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