All Procurement articles – Page 48
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HSJ Local
Central and North West London Foundation Trust wins Milton Keynes contract
COMMERCIAL: Central and North West London Foundation Trust has won a bid to provide community services in Milton Keynes.
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News
Social enterprise consults lawyers over lost out-of-hours contract
A social enterprise has consulted lawyers after losing the contract to supply GP out-of-hours services in two London boroughs to a Bristol-based company.
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HSJ Local
Bristol mental health tender put back
COMMERCIAL: The reprocurement of mental health services in Bristol has been put back by four months.
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NewsX-ray machine warning for dentists
Dentists have been warned not to buy a hand held x-ray machine which exposes patients to 10 times the recommended dose of radiation.
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NewsHospitals overpaying for supplies
New research has revealed that some hospitals are paying hundreds of pounds more than others for certain standard medical supplies.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners admit outsourcing advert error
Commissioners have admitted a mistake was made in the awarding of a £60m community services contract after independent sector providers were excluded from the process.
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HSJ Knowledge
New rules raise fresh problems on procurement
New procurement rules may pose more questions than answers
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HSJ KnowledgeHow Rotherham saved £3m with strategic sourcing
How strategic sourcing is helping to shrink expenditure
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NewsBMA concerned at tools manufacture
Some of the medical equipment used in the NHS is manufactured in “unhealthy, unsafe and unfair” working conditions where employees are exposed to serious risks, the British Medical Association said.
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HSJ Local
Social enterprise successful in contract retender
A high profile social enterprise scheme has won a £113m contract to continue providing community services across Mid Surrey.
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HSJ LocalGloucestershire community services to stay in the NHS
COMMERCIAL: A primary care trust whose plans to transfer community services to a social enterprise were halted by a legal challenge has decided to keep the services within the NHS.
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SupplementsAn estate that works for you – an HSJ supplement
This special supplement brings you the latest news and views on NHS estate and facilities managament
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SupplementsInformation Highways - an HSJ efficiency supplement
This special supplement looks at some of the many ways NHS organisations can help meet their quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings targerts.From improved procurement, to breaking down the barriers to mobile working, via renting out hospital real estate to high street chains, get some practical advice on delivering more ...
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HSJ Local
Care UK contract sparks protests
COMMERCIAL: NHS North of Tyne is facing angry opposition to its decision to award the contract for running a GP practice to private provider Care UK.
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NewsQIPP medicines management schemes get green light
QIPP plans to reduce spending on medicines are making better progress than other major workstreams.
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CommentPutting the quality back into QIPP
Pursuing value could be the right step towards transforming the NHS
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NewsBoard to buy support services
The NHS Commissioning Board will become a major customer of the commercial commissioning support service bodies that it will host, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Preferred bidder chosen for electronic patient records
Nottingham University has chosen its preferred bidder to provide a new patient administration system across its hospitals as part of a 10 to 15 year contract.
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HSJ Local
Five companies in the running for Nottingham ITC
STRUCTURE: Five companies have progressed through to the next stage of the process to operate the Nottingham Independent Treatment Centre.
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NewsTrust challenged over IT procurement process
One of England’s most prestigious hospital trusts has been accused of conducting a £20m IT tender having already picked the winner.