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Lee Peart

Lee Peart

Editor of Healthcare Management

Articles by Lee Peart

Streeting pledges to spend more on social care through NHS

By Lee Peart | 24 March 2025

Social care will receive more funding through the NHS in this spring’s 10-Year Health Plan, the h...

Prevention services 'at risk'

By Lee Peart | 11 March 2025

Prevention services are ‘at risk’ because of rising social care spending, a local government lead...

Health and social care facing £457m funding gap in Scotland

By Lee Peart | 06 March 2025

Health and social care finances in Scotland are facing a £457m funding gap in 2024-25, a report h...

Government increases public health grant by 5.4%

By Lee Peart | 07 February 2025

A £200m boost to public health services from 2024-25 has been announced by the Government.

Committee chair 'shocked' by CQC shortfalls

By Lee Peart | 16 January 2025

The chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, Layla Moran, has said she is ‘shocked’ at ongo...

Evolution, not revolution

By Lee Peart | 05 September 2024

Lee Peart considers the Fabian Society’s routemap to a National Care Service as a means of addres...

Care providers call for reform of hospital discharge process

By Lee Peart | 27 August 2024

Care providers have called on the Government to reform the hospital discharge process.

Labour reaffirms commitment to National Care Service

By Lee Peart | 07 August 2024

Care minister Stephen Kinnock has reaffirmed Labour’s commitment to a National Care Service.

King's Speech: Waiting lists, prevention and mental health top health agenda

By Lee Peart | 17 July 2024

Reducing waiting times, prevention and improving mental health provision topped Labour’s agenda i...

Local authority third-party spend rises 17% to £83bn

By Lee Peart | 10 July 2024

Local authority third-party spend rose by 10% on 2021 to £82.7bn in 2023, with vulnerable citizen...