All Procurement articles – Page 20
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NewsNHS England targets digitisation of millions of GP records
NHS England is hoping to create a nationalised approach to the digitisation of “vital” decades-old medical records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts told not to stockpile amid coronavirus supply fears
The Department of Health and Social Care has told trusts not to stockpile products, amid growing concern over the impact of novel coronavirus on medical supplies.
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NewsNHSE appoints chief commercial officer after 14-month search
NHS England/Improvement has made its interim chief commercial officer permanent after a 14-month search.
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NewsNHS England hires panel to set ‘net zero carbon’ date
An expert panel will this year set “a practical, evidence-based and ambitious date for the NHS to reach net zero” carbon dioxide emissions, NHS England has announced.
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NewsPreferred bidder announced for £2.25bn contract
An incumbent pathology provider looks set to lose its bid to retain a contract worth £2.25bn over 15 years.
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News‘Amazon-style’ procurement system launches after three-year delay
An “Amazon-like” procurement platform has launched in a handful of trusts after almost three years of delays.
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NewsEfficiency body considers rebates for some trusts
Trusts procuring goods through third parties may soon be eligible for a rebate from a national efficiency body.
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NewsICS cracks down on use of 2m pieces of plastic cutlery
An integrated care system is aiming to cut its use of plastic cutlery, gloves and gowns as part of wide-ranging environmental sustainability plans, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalSTP’s acute trusts split over major IT investment
Two of a sustainability and transformation partnership’s four acute trusts are yet to commit to rolling out a shared electronic record system, despite being asked to by NHS Improvement.
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NewsData on trusts' procurement savings delayed
Trusts may not know how much they are saving through a national efficiency project until at least April 2020, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGovernment called on to stop ‘unsustainable’ £10m contracting process
Dentists have called on the government to halt an “unsustainable” contracting process they estimate has racked up more than £10m in tendering costs.
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National efficiency scheme costing ‘an arm and a leg’, say trusts
Trust procurement leads have expressed serious concern over savings reports provided by a flagship efficiency model, with one saying the scheme was “costing [them] an arm and a leg”.
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HSJ LocalFT drops ‘better value for money’ IT system in £400m deal
A large NHS trust has chosen US firm Epic as its preferred bidder for an electronic patient record, despite previously suggesting a different option would give “better value for money”.
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NewsSafety alert after patient deaths from ingesting cleaning gels
A national patient safety alert has instructed NHS services to either ban or restrict the use of polymer gels after three patients died ingesting the products.
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HSJ LocalCCG hits back at contractor’s ‘wholly incorrect’ bullying claim
A clinical commissioning group has called bullying allegations from one of its contractors “wholly incorrect” — and pointed out they were made after the possibility of a performance warning was raised.
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NewsNHSE director acting as commercial chief a year after first advert
An NHS England director is currently acting as the NHS’s chief commercial officer in an interim capacity — a year after the role was first advertised — it has emerged.
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NewsManufacturer to fund safety audit after NHSE funding stopped
A manufacturer has stepped forward to pay for a clinical safety audit after NHS England cut its funding.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair accused NHSI of ‘lacking backbone’ over estates project
An acute trust chair accused NHS Improvement of lacking “backbone” over an estates project that was allegedly scrapped due to political pressure from Jeremy Corbyn, court papers have revealed.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A clear path?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsENT surgery readmissions “much higher than reported”
Ear, nose and throat surgery in the NHS suffers from “significant unwarranted variation” in outcomes, a new study has found.