All Procurement articles – Page 54
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NewsNHS 111 pilots delayed by legal challenge
Two NHS 111 pilots have been delayed after commissioners decided they had not followed their own procurement procedures and could be at risk of legal challenge.
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Comment'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
The financial problems of the NHS are extremely serious – but more like anaemia than haemorrhage. It is the financial equivalent of a long term medical condition, says Nick Bosanquet.
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Comment'A new procurement model could fall foul of inertia'
Despite talk of opening up NHS procurement, the same old system looks unlikely to be phased out just yet, writes Noel Plumridge.
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HSJ KnowledgeEquipped for the future: the advantages of a long term technology plan
Replacing high value equipment can be expensive - but thinking of the future now shows that worthwhile savings are possible, once total cost of ownership has been assessed, writes Jeremy Knight.
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SupplementsEstates and facilities management: an HSJ supplement
Estate and facility managment issues are a major headache for the NHS at a time when the service has to prioritise far greater pressures. This HSJ supplement looks at valuable ways organisations can improve estates and facilities management.
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NewsMPs back 'comply or explain' procurement rule
MPs have backed a plan to force hospital trusts to “explain” if they do not buy high value equipment through agreed contracts, in a report critical of the Department of Health for allowing waste.
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NewsDH commissioning support vision revealed
The Department of Health’s vision for the development of commissioning support, which reveals the services likely to be delivered on a national scale, has been leaked to HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeWill Any Qualified Provider bring the private sector and the community together?
With the provision of some community based services being opened up to Any Qualified Provider, Beachcroft LLP partner Robert McGough examines five crucial questions for commissioners to consider.
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HSJ KnowledgeBetter buying: how to achieve value for money procurement
Under pressure for savings, NHS organisations need to focus on best value supplies, and not just lower costs, warns Jonathan Wedgbury.
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NewsNicholson: trusts' procurement costs will have to be 'explained'
NHS trusts that spend more on goods and services than their peers will have to “grow up” and justify why they are doing so, under a scheme announced last week by Sir David Nicholson.
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HSJ KnowledgeManaging medicines: avoiding ethical and legal difficulties
Substituting expensive medicines for less costly alternatives might be a measure earmarked for cutting costs, but financial and legal issues surround this approach and need careful adherence, warns Peter Feldschreiber.