All articles by Jack Serle
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£10bn NHS medtech spend undermined by ‘lack of data’, warns DHSC director
The lack of information about the performance and value for money of medtech products is leading to ineffective procurement and wasting scarce NHS funding, a senior government official has told HSJ.
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Major procurement reforms delayed
The government has delayed the implementation of a major overhaul of procurement rules until February next year.
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Council boss made senior DHSC mandarin
A city council chief executive who once sought to run NHS England has been appointed as the second permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Trusts paying over the odds for ‘innovative’ devices
NICE has issued draft guidance on its first late-stage assesmsent of mature medical technologies It said it needs more evidence is needed to support claims that incremental innovations lead to superior products that justify an increased price Some trusts are likely paying more than necessary for heart valves, ...
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Primary care excluded from drug deal because GPs and commissioners cannot be trusted
Primary care will continue to be denied access to drugs whose price has been reduced as part of a deal between government and the pharmaceutical industry because “commissioners, doctors and pharmacists” cannot be trusted with confidential information about costs, according to an NHS England letter.
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Procurement checks on trusts relaxed by government
The Cabinet Office has raised the threshold for spending controls imposed on NHS trusts from £10m to £20m nearly two years after they were first introduced.
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Director sought for £20bn new hospitals procurement programme
NHS England is hiring a new director to manage the £20bn procurement budget for the New Hospital Programme.
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Trust in legal dispute over multimillion pound procurement deal
An arrangement between a children’s hospital and a procurement service provider has been challenged in the High Court by a rival provider which claims the trust broke regulations when entering the deal.
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Firm rejects NHS olive branch and continues legal action over £4.4bn contract
A logistics firm is pressing on with its legal action against NHS Supply Chain after rejecting the offer to be readmitted into the procurement for a £4.4bn contract.
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National NHS body sued by provider over £4.4bn deal
NHS Supply Chain’s logistics provider is suing the agency, which it claims broke procurement rules during a competitive process for a £4.4bn contract, court papers have revealed.
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NHSE calls in consultants to turn around ‘critical’ finance system
NHS England has called in management consultants to turn around the delivery of “business critical” new software after a review found project plans and timelines were “insufficient”.
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First test of new rules on competition finds against the NHS
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel has told the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board that it should re-start efforts to procure a mental health service as it has contravened new commissioning regulations.
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Safety to get more priority over cost in NHS buying decisions
Draft proposals would mean NHS procurements would give more emphasis to a product’s system value than its price This would reverse established practice that is seen to put price above all other consideraitons, even when this does not produce the best value for a system The draft methodology also ...
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ICB hires overseas CEO for new £1.5bn commissioning job
An integrated care board has brought in a senior executive from overseas to lead the commissioning of £1.5bn worth of delegated specialised services for the East of England.
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ICB sued over ‘conflict’ in £40m contract award
An integrated care board has denied its officials had conflicts of interest when awarding a £40m contract to run an urgent care centre, according to papers filed with the High Court in London.
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NHSE appoints single boss for all CSUs
The four remaining commissioning support units will get a unified managing director as NHSE continues review on their future operating model Current South, Central and West boss is named MD of all four NHS England has appointed a single managing director to lead its four commissioning support ...
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New executive joins national agency to lead ongoing reforms
NHS Supply Chain has appointed a new chief commercial executive director to lead ongoing reforms to the agency as well as delivery of day-to-day commercial operations.
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NHSE seeks consultancy firm for £40m ‘strategic partnership’
NHS England is set to spend up to £40m on management consultancy support for its commercial directorate, according to procurement documents seen by HSJ.
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£500m outsourcing deal finalised after confidential settlement
System leaders in Hertfordshire have settled a lawsuit brought by two companies part owned by an NHS trust in a neighbouring area, allowing a £500m pathology contract to be awarded to their preferred supplier.
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New NHSE director to lead £1.5bn savings programme
NHS England has appointed a senior director to lead an “ambitious” £1.5bn efficiencies programme.