The Department of Health has issued a call for evidence and ideas on how procurement in the NHS can be transformed, saving an estimated £1.2 billion over the next four years. The Department of Health ...

In August, the Department of Health published Better Procurement, Better Value, Better Care, which established a new procurement development programme to help NHS trusts stabilise their non-pay ...

The NHS finds itself in a very challenging place post-COVID, with unprecedented waiting lists, stretched finances, and a staffing crisis. Faced with these challenges, this is the perfect time for the ...

NHS trusts in England have been told to change the way they buy supplies and manage their estates to reduce procurement costs. Ministers believe the cuts could save as much as £1.5bn a year. A report ...

I never thought I would end up writing an article about NHS procurement—which, on the face of it, sounds like a terribly dry subject. But having recently navigated the system on behalf of an SME, I ...

Respondents report approvals and evaluation readiness are now the bottlenecks driving demand for reusable safety artefacts, evidence repeatability and lifecycle controls. CITY OF LONDON, GB / ACCESS ...

“Being involved with the Customer Board has been a real eye opener,” she says. “If we can make savings somewhere other than the front line, I will do it. If we can buy products more efficiently and ...

“More needs to be done to ensure that decisions about resourcing are made based on full visibility of health need and future requirements and that the contract is awarded to a provider with a balance ...

The nursing profession is inconsistently involved in the NHS procurement process, despite the proven benefits of their greater clinical involvement. This article explores what procurement is, how it ...

If health secretary Jeremy Hunt took a tougher line over procurement, the millions saved could pay for thousands more junior doctors Last week, when she met Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS ...