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01  Journalist · Healthcare Management · NHS waiting lists

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Journalist

Lee Peart

Healthcare Management and 3 other titles

Articles read per month · health & social care
Mar 2026AprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovto date

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Regularly cited

Bylines read on 14 topics since 2 Mar 2026 · latest 10 Nov 2026

Files to · bar length shows relative volume
  • Healthcare Management
  • Healthcare Management Magazine
  • Healthcare-management.uk
  • healthcare-management.uk

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

Lee Peart: key facts

Main title
Healthcare Management
Press coverage
Regularly citedby our coverage scan, not their full output
Most recently read
10 Nov 2026
First read
2 Mar 2026

03  Beat

What Lee Peart covers

How we found the articles by Lee Peart we read: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 14 topics

NHS waiting lists

  • NHS waiting list
  • waiting list
  • elective waiting times
  • elective recovery
  • elective backlog
  • waiting list backlog
  • referral to treatment
  • RTT

Also searched with “NHS waiting list” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for NHS waiting lists

Adult social care & reform

  • adult social care
  • social care reform
  • social care funding
  • Casey Commission
  • care cap
  • Dilnot
  • charging reform
  • Care Act

Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform

Maternity & neonatal

  • maternity
  • maternity services
  • maternity care
  • neonatal
  • stillbirth
  • maternal mortality
  • midwifery
  • midwife

Also searched with “maternity” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Maternity & neonatal

Health inequalities

  • health inequalities
  • health disparities
  • health inequality
  • deprivation and health
  • healthy life expectancy
  • life expectancy gap
  • levelling up health
  • social determinants of health

Also searched with “health inequalities” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Health inequalities

NHS & care workforce/staffing

  • NHS workforce
  • staff shortages
  • nursing shortage
  • nurse recruitment
  • care workforce
  • care worker pay
  • social care workforce
  • NHS long term workforce plan

Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing

A&E & ambulance response

  • A&E waiting times
  • A&E department
  • accident and emergency
  • ambulance response times
  • ambulance handover
  • ambulance waiting
  • ambulance service
  • emergency department

Also searched with “A&E waiting times” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for A&E & ambulance response

Children's health

  • children's health
  • paediatric
  • child health
  • children's hospital
  • infant mortality

Also searched with “children's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Children's health

Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics

  • cosmetic procedures
  • non-surgical cosmetic procedures
  • Botox
  • botulinum toxin
  • dermal fillers
  • cosmetic fillers
  • lip fillers
  • aesthetic medicine

Also searched with “cosmetic procedures” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Cosmetic procedures & aesthetics

Learning disability & autism

  • learning disability
  • autism
  • autistic
  • SEND
  • EHCP
  • special educational needs
  • ADHD
  • Down's syndrome

Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism

Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

  • hospital discharge
  • delayed discharge
  • bed blocking
  • bed-blocking
  • discharge to assess
  • delayed transfers of care
  • discharge delays
  • step-down care

Also searched with “hospital discharge” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Hospital discharge / bed-blocking

Heart disease & stroke

  • heart disease
  • cardiovascular
  • stroke
  • cardiac
  • heart attack
  • stroke rehabilitation

Also searched with “heart disease” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Heart disease & stroke

Dentistry access

  • NHS dentistry
  • NHS dentist
  • dental access
  • dentist shortage
  • dental desert
  • dental contract
  • dental charges
  • dental check-up

Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access

Medical ethics & regulation

  • medical ethics
  • General Medical Council
  • GMC
  • fitness to practise
  • patient consent
  • Mental Capacity Act
  • conscientious objection
  • medical confidentiality

Also searched with “medical ethics” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Medical ethics & regulation

Plastic & reconstructive surgery

  • plastic surgery
  • reconstructive surgery
  • cosmetic surgery
  • cosmetic surgery regulation
  • cosmetic surgery tourism
  • breast implants
  • PIP implants
  • plastic surgeon

Also searched with “plastic surgery” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Plastic & reconstructive surgery

04  Who they quote

Who Lee Peart calls

Voices credited in their pieces. A reporter who has called someone before is likely to call them again.

  1. Tim GardnerThink tank
  2. Sarah WoolnoughThink tank
  3. Frank SmithClinician
  4. Professor Martyn CobourneClinician
  5. Dr Layla McCaySector leader
  6. Amanda WilliamsRegulator
  7. Sarah ScobieThink tank
  8. Phil HolmesSector leader
  9. Joseph BrunwinSector leader
  10. Tim LaneClinician
  11. Simon BotteryThink tank
  12. Siva AnandacivaThink tank
  13. Gareth DaviesRegulator
  14. Elizabeth HampsonSector leader
  15. Matthew HopkinsSector leader

Showing the voices quoted most often; more are credited in their coverage.

05  The record

Recent articles

  1. 10 Nov 2026
  2. 27 Oct 2026
  3. 26 Oct 2026
  4. 21 Oct 2026
  5. 21 Oct 2026
  6. 21 Oct 2026
  7. 15 Oct 2026
  8. 13 Oct 2026
  9. 12 Oct 2026
  10. 6 Oct 2026
  11. 2 Oct 2026
  12. 30 Sept 2026
  13. 25 Sept 2026
  14. 25 Sept 2026
  15. 24 Sept 2026
  16. 19 Sept 2026
  17. 18 Sept 2026
  18. 15 Sept 2026
  19. 10 Sept 2026
  20. 10 Sept 2026

Showing the 20 most recent of 31 pieces read.

Bylines and quoted sources are read automatically from UK coverage of the topics Vital Signs tracks, so this page reflects what our scan has read rather than a complete record. Where a biography appears, it is published by the outlet itself about its own correspondent, and linked above. Photographs come from the outlet’s own byline or author page, or from the journalist’s LinkedIn profile, and each is credited under the picture. Social accounts are not held: asserting an unverified one would attach a real person to an account that might not be theirs. See the methodology, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.