Lee Peart

London

Editor-In-Chief at caring-times.co.uk

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Articles

ADHD Taskforce stresses need for timely access to needs-based support

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

To improve early access to this support, the report suggests offering practical help to people showing signs of ADHD, before referral or while waiting for assessment, such as coaching, classroom tools and parenting advice. The report also emphasises the need to get ADHD support right across all sectors, to reduce school exclusions, ease pressure on mental health and wider health services, and help more people thrive at home, in work, and in society.
Guys and St Thomas cardiac theatre nurses resolve dispute

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

Nurses in St Thomas’ hospital cardiac surgery theatres have resolved a long-running dispute over the payback of hours after being on-call. The dispute, which started in 2019, began with nurses being accused of fraud by management after periods of compensatory rest after on-call working. Throughout the trust, when staff needed to work while on call and are scheduled to work the following day, they must take a number of hours rest, the nurses got paid for these.
Assisted dying in England and Wales moves closer

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

MPs have again voted in favour of The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons. The bill would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, subject to approval by two doctors and a panel featuring a social worker, senior legal figure and psychiatrist. The vote saw 314 MPs back the bill, while 291 voted against it, giving a majority of 23 - down from 55 in the previous vote.
Barts employees challenge 'discriminatory' uniform policy

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

Three NHS workers have launched legal action against Barts Health NHS Trust arguing that its new uniform and dress code policy unlawfully discriminates against them because of their pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist beliefs.
UKHSA reveals inequalities in HPV vaccination uptake

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

The latest UKHSA HPV coverage data in adolescents 2023 to 2024 shows inequalities in vaccination uptake in different areas and regions across the country: HPV coverage for female year 10 students by NHS commissioning region was lowest in London (64.9%) and highest in the South East (82.7%) HPV coverage for male year 10 students by NHS commissioning region was lowest in London (58.9%) and highest in the South East (77.3%) HPV coverage for female year 10 students at local authority level ranged...
North Bristol NHS Trust awarded £1.56m in research funding

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Lee Peart

The award puts NBT third in terms of RCF among 258 NHS trusts and organisations in England. Helen Lewis-White, deputy director, research & development said: ‘This funding announcement is an amazing success story for our trust, reflecting our commitment to advancing medical research and improving patient care.
Dorset healthcare workers protest over outsourcing threat

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

Campaigners are angry at plans to transfer more than 1,300 NHS employees into a new subsidiary company. They argue the move, proposed by Dorset HealthCare, Dorset County Hospital, and University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trusts, goes against ministers' promises to insource public services. Staff, including porters, cleaners, catering and estates team workers say the move would threaten their pay, pensions and job security, and create a two-tier workforce within the NHS.
BMA to launch indicative ballots of senior doctors in England

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Liz Wells |Lee Peart

The BMA's consultants committee and SAS (specialist, associate specialist and specialty doctors) committee entered dispute with the Government following last month's announcement of a 4% pay uplift, and wrote to the secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting, calling for him to meet for negotiations.
MPs to vote on Assisted Dying Bill

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Lee Peart

MPs will today vote on the final stage of The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons. The first stage of the Bill was passed by a majority of 55 in November 2024 after being submitted by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. Speaking ahead of today's vote, Leadbeater said she was confident it would be approved. ‘There might be some small movement in the middle, some people might change their mind or will change their mind the other way,' she said.
NHS waiting times rise in Wales

1 week ago | healthcare-management.uk | Lee Peart

The number of people waiting over two years for treatment rose by 14% to 9,600 in Wales in April. Statistics Wales said the seasonally high figure was still the second lowest figure since April 2021, and more than three quarters (86.3%) lower than the peak in March 2022. Health secretary, Jeremy Miles, said: ‘It is disappointing to see the increase in long waits in April after all the progress health boards have made over the last few months.