All Procurement articles – Page 36
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NewsExclusive: NAO investigates £725m Cambridgeshire contract collapse
National Audit Office is investigating collapse of Cambridgeshire £725m older people’s contract NAO will examine role of national bodies and how contract was designed Investigation follows previous reviews into the collapse carried out by NHS England and CCG The National Audit Office has opened an investigation into the ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate firm may have been only bidder for £12m a year contract
COMMISSIONING: The company in charge of patient transport services in Sussex may have been the only bidder for the £12m a year contract, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Vanguards and procurement
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.
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NewsNew EU rules could threaten vanguards
New EU procurement rules take effect on 18 April Commissioners that do not advertise all contract opportunities will be open to legal challenge Doubts raised over the future of “most capable provider” Vanguards appeal for clarity over obligation to tender Vanguards have appealed to national leaders for clarity ...
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Expert BriefingWhat’s New in Care Models: Competitive tendering at the crossroads
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by our senior correspondent on integration David Williams.
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: Why procurement is all about engagement
Our latest podcast hears about CAREMORE, a new procurement approach yielding results in Wales
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HSJ KnowledgeNurse led savings of £800,000 through better procurement: exclusive case study
The Carter review suggested the NHS could save £5bn through smarter procurement practices, management of workforce, medicines and estates.
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HSJ Local'Unsettling period' for community services trust losing £24m contract
East Cheshire Trust is to lose a £24m contract for community services from October after commissioners served notice on the trust, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentThe fault is not in tendering but in how the NHS goes about it
The collapse of UnitingCare is symptomatic of the NHS’s inexperience in tendering and a legacy of local contracting arguments
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NewsRevealed: Failed Cambridgeshire provider asked for £34m bailout after just one month
Audit of older people’s contract details £34m dispute one month after go-live UnitingCare planned to negotiate on income after the contract was awarded Significant shortcomings in the tender process identified Advisers from Strategic Projects Team failed to secure guarantees from winning bidders The controversial Cambridgeshire older people’s services ...
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HSJ LocalTrust challenges decision to hand contract to private firm
COMMERICAL: An NHS trust has challenged commissioners in Lancashire over the awarding of community equipment contract to a private provider.
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HSJ KnowledgeValue in Healthcare podcast: how we radically cut orthopaedics spend
HSJ’s latest podcast talks to Khalid Shihadah on how he went about a joint mission to reduce non-pay spend in orthopaedics across 70 trusts.
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CommentThe Carter report – can NHS procurement transformation be accelerated?
Trusts do not by and large possess all the skills required to deliver their share of the Carter savings, says Richard McIntosh
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HSJ LocalVirgin and Optum shortlisted for contracts worth £65m
West Lancashire CCG launches tender after CQC raised concerns about services run by Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Trust Trust says not being shortlisted is a “very disappointing decision” Optum, Virgin Care, Lancashire Care FT and Bridgewater Community Healthcare invited for further discussions about contract COMMISSIONING: Two private companies ...
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CommentPrints and the revolution
Don’t roll your eyes at the mention of 3D printing - its potential for good in the NHS is huge
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HSJ Local£110m integrated care contracts attract just one bidder
COMMISSIONING: A tender process for four elective care contracts attracted just one bidder following a formal procurement process in Greater Manchester.
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HSJ LocalControversial out of hours shake-up faces delay
Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin CCGs expected to extend GP out of hours service after public opposes tender plans Commissioners say changes needed to comply with NHS England standards for commissioning integrated urgent care Regional out of hours services have not been subject to competition for 20 years ...
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HSJ KnowledgeWho goes there? How credentialing helps Leeds keep an eye on visitors
A ‘credentialing’ system means a Leeds trust can now keep better tabs on who comes through its doors
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NewsInterview: Hospitals must 'take fate into their own hands', says Carter
Hospitals must rapidly find ways to reduce delayed transfers of care by taking more responsibility for post-discharge services, Lord Carter has told HSJ.
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NewsTell trusts whether to outsource this year, says Carter
Lord Carter recommends trusts determine whether their in-house departments are viable this year Urges NHS Improvement to develop benchmarks for admin costs, pharmacy and pathology Methodology used for review has been criticised Trusts should find out this year whether they will be forced to outsource their administration, pathology ...