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Pandemic collaboration ‘no longer exists’ between NHS and private hospitals
The collaboration seen between the independent sector and the NHS during the peaks of the pandemic “doesn’t exist any more”, the boss of one of the UK’s largest private hospital companies has said.
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New theatres seven years late after trust ends novel device supplier deal
A hospital trust faces a long delay to a major capital project after pulling out of an unusual partnership with a medical device supplier.
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Chief of under-fire agency: Progress ‘will never be at the speed I want’
NHS Supply Chain’s chief executive has defended his agency against recent criticism as it launches the procurement of a new digital commercial platform that should be a step-change in its interactions with trust procurement teams.
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NHSE exploring state-owned provider to replace diagnostic outsourcing
NHS England is assessing the viability of establishing an NHS-owned consortium to bring some of the diagnostic work currently being done for profit in the private sector back into the health service.
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Procurement heads criticise ‘failing’ NHS Supply Chain
Performance failings at NHS Supply Chain are impacting patient care, staff wellbeing and retention, and local procurement teams are struggling to mitigate their impact, local procurement chiefs have claimed.
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Supply chain exec quits after U-turn on major reforms
The national director in charge of implementing NHS Supply Chain’s new operating model has announced his departure less than a week after it was revealed the procurement agency is dramatically changing its plans for the reforms.
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U-turn on major procurement reforms revealed
NHS Supply Chain is to manage the procurement of all clinical products it buys on behalf of NHS organisations, in a major shift from plans it put forward just months ago, blaming the ”more challenging economic environment” for the U-turn.
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Five trusts outsource their back office in £20m deal
Five trusts within an integrated care system have outsourced their back office functions to NHS Shared Business Services.
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‘People breaking’ as procurement now harder than covid peak
NHS procurement is “arguably in a worse state” than during the covid pandemic, as teams grapple with rationing of thousands of products, ballooning inflation, staff burnout and demands for further cost savings.
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NHSE: Trusts pay ‘unwarranted price variations’ for energy
NHS England’s central commercial function is developing a “coherent category strategy for energy” to standardise trusts’ approach to energy and manage cost pressures in the face of continuing gas and electricity inflation.
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DHSC’s highest paid official steps down
One of the highest earners in the Department of Health and Social Care has announced his departure after five years.
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Explained: How the Cabinet Office will control trust spending
The ways in which central government will oversee trust spending in the future has been set out in a series of webinars, a letter from the chief commercial officer Jacqui Rock, and a set of frequently asked questions – all of which have been seen by HSJ.
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Exclusive: Cabinet Office clamps down on trust spending freedom
NHS trusts will have to receive Cabinet Office approval for any clinical and non-clinical spending over £10m, HSJ can reveal.
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New lead for DHSC’s MedTech directorate
The procurement lead from a major London acute will lead the Department of Health and Social Care’s new medical technology directorate, HSJ has learned.
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Centre rationing hundreds of medical consumables and products
Hundreds of items of medical equipment and consumables ranging from dressings to tracheotomy tubes are under strict demand management by NHS Supply Chain, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust ends deal with consultancy accused of ‘misconduct’ by Jacob Rees-Mogg
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has ended its £6m contract with consultants Bain & Company after the government accused it of “grave professional misconduct” over its activities in South Africa.
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Ambulance trust to hand back key NHS 111 contract
An ambulance trust which took on running NHS 111 services to provide consistent care quality is handing back a major contract for the service.
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New single IT system to manage billions in procurement spend
Funding has been secured for a single software platform to potentially manage all NHS procurement activities, which could equate to around £30bn of spending across 80,000 suppliers.
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‘Commercial barriers’ stop ICS buying private hospital
A health system has dropped a bid to buy a private hospital in its area, saying there were ‘commercial barriers’ to the deal.
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Hundreds of products out of stock amid ‘unprecedented’ supply chain problems
NHS trusts are finding hundreds of clinical and non-clinical products are out of stock with the national supply chain agency, leaving procurement teams scrambling to find alternatives and avoid gaps in supply.