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UnitedHealth confirms Optum rebrand
UnitedHealth UK’s chief executive has insisted in an HSJ interview that the firm’s NHS business will grow and also confirmed that the company will rebrand.
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CCGs asked to agree support service decisions with NHS England
Clinical commissioning groups have been asked to present a business case to NHS England if they want to bring support service functions in house.
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Trust chair criticises 'toxic culture' created by Hunt
The chair of a major teaching hospital trust has said Jeremy Hunt is responsible for a “toxic culture” which has made it harder to recruit senior staff from outside the sector.
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Community services trust's survival bid dealt blow
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust’s attempt to avoid abolition has been dealt a blow after the consortium it joined to bid for a £800m older people’s services contract withdrew from the process.
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Hunt: Let care homes access GP records
Care homes should be able to access and update the GP records of their residents, the health secretary has said.
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Scottish health secretary says English NHS 'being handed to profiteers'
The NHS in England is being handed to “profiteers” while its patients are struggling to pay for prescription charges which are “a tax on ill health”, according to Scottish health secretary Alex Neil.
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Updated: administrators get extra time at Mid Staffs
The trust special administrators overseeing proposals to downgrade Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been given extra time to prepare their final report and to agree on where funding for the proposals will come from.
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A&E chief calls for seven-day service
The man responsible for England’s accident and emergency departments has called for a seven-day service throughout hospitals to stem a jump in weekend deaths.
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HSJ Live: 21.10.13: Hunt accused of 'toxic culture' thwarting outside recruitment
Teaching hospital chair says health secretary has created problems at national level
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Details of £3.8bn integration fund revealed
The amount of progress clinical commissioning groups and councils make in working together next year will help determine their area’s share of the £3.8bn fund for health and care integration from 2015, it has been revealed.
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Whistleblowers to be interviewed by CQC inspectors
Whistleblowers will be actively sought out by Care Quality Commission inspection teams to help them form regulatory judgements about healthcare providers, HSJ has discovered.
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18 October issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidOn the cover, we reveal the six questions that every non-executive director should be asking their organisation’s board. Also inside:CSUs are engaged in a “ritual dance” ...
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Deputy chief leaves Keogh trust after merger collapses
The deputy chief executive of Medway Foundation Trust – one of the ‘Keogh 11’ investigated for high death rates – has left his role there.
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Drugs recalled over plant problems
Drugs made for leading firms including Superdrug are being recalled after inspectors found problems with manufacturing at an Indian plant.
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HSJ Live: 18.10.13: Integration efforts will determine share of £3.8bn
The amount that CCGs and councils work together will affect funding
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Exclusive: Mark Britnell rules himself out of NHS England chief race
Mark Britnell, who has been considered one of the leading contenders to become the next NHS England chief executive, has said he has not applied for the role.
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Bournemouth and Poole merger is blocked
The proposed merger of two Dorset foundation trusts has been blocked by the Competition Commission after it concluded there was insufficient evidence patients would benefit from the plans.
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CSUs prepare to form partnerships to ensure survival
Commissioning support units are engaged in a “ritual dance” to find appropriate partners after NHS England signalled another round of consolidation in the sector.