The latest articles written by Lee Peart

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Employer-led vanguards to tackle workplace ill-health

By Lee Peart | 05 November 2025

Employer-led vanguards including mayoral combined authorities will drive forward Government plans...

WHITEHALL

Local authorities to fund half of increased labour costs under fair pay agreement

By Lee Peart | 27 October 2025

Councils are projected to fund more than half (52%) of increased labour costs passed on by provid...

POLITICS

MPs call for 'root and branch' transformation of 'broken' SEND system

By Lee Peart | 18 September 2025

A cross-party report has called for ‘root and branch transformation’ of the ‘broken’ special educ...

TRANSFORMATION

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says NHS chief

By Lee Peart | 11 September 2025

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over fun...

HEALTH

Council threatens legal action over ICB recovery programme

By Lee Peart | 10 September 2025

St Helens Borough Council is considering legal action against NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB ove...

TRANSFORMATION

ICBs pause or postpone redundancy programmes due to lack of funding

By Lee Peart | 03 September 2025

A number of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have paused or postponed their redundancy programmes du...

BUSINESS

ICBs and councils replace vital services following NRS Healthcare collapse

By Lee Peart | 04 August 2025

ICBs and councils around the country have announced new partnerships to replace vital services pr...

HEALTH

Fears of 'risk to life' as healthcare equipment maker on brink of collapse

By Lee Peart | 31 July 2025

Council leaders have warned of a a ‘devastating impact’ and ‘risk to life’ with a healthcare equi...

SOCIAL CARE

Calls for higher pay for social care as UK worker numbers continue to fall

By Lee Peart | 29 July 2025

The Government has faced calls for higher pay and better conditions for social care workers as th...