All Procurement articles – Page 10
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UK to import 9m blood tubes under emergency measures, three weeks after US raised alarm
The key supplier of blood tubes to the NHS will bring in an additional 9 million tubes this week from overseas after receiving an emergency authorisation, three weeks after it gained a similar permission in the US.
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NHS England issues target for cutting blood tests
Hospitals must cut their demand for blood collection tubes by at least a quarter and GPs must only order clinically urgent tests for the next three weeks, according to instructions issued by NHS England today.
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HSJ podcast: The rocky road ahead for integrated care systems
With seven months to go, we discuss what ICSs have to do before they become statutory on 1 April, amid brewing rows over who might sit on the board.
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‘Borderline critical’ stock leads to new blood test restrictions
Local NHS organisations are ramping up their efforts to conserve ubiquitous blood collection products as concern grows current measures have not been sufficient and stocks may run even lower.
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National NHS procurement chair steps down
The chair of NHS Supply Chain’s publicly owned management company will step down at the end of September after three years in the post.
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New competition regime risks more judicial reviews, NHSE warned
NHS England has ruled out introducing ‘third party scrutiny’ of its proposed new competition regime despite being warned current plans will lead to a rise in wasteful judicial reviews.
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Interim chief commercial officer chosen by NHS England
The NHS’ ‘chief negotiator with the pharmaceutical industry’ has been made interim chief commercial officer after the incumbent CCO left to head up Downing Street’s new delivery unit.
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Tech firm takes CCGs to court over ‘unlawful’ contract award
A US-backed tech firm has taken three clinical commissioning groups to court after claiming they ‘unlawfully’ awarded a contract to another company.
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HSJ podcast: Are covid visiting restrictions damaging patient safety?
An HSJ investigation revealed this week that coroners have raised multiple concerns pandemic hospital visiting restrictions may have had a damaging effect on patient care.
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Exclusive: Major trust ‘weeks away’ from running short of blood collection tubes
Supplies of key blood tube collection products in one of England’s largest trusts could run out by the end of August, trust leaders have warned, as the health service scrambles to stay on top of an ongoing shortage of essential consumables.
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Mandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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HSJ podcast: Why ambulance and A&E waits have hit record highs
Waits in accident and emergency departments have risen to an all-time high, according to the latest national data, while there has been a surge in the number of people calling ambulances for the most serious types of incidents.
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NHSE steps up action on blood test tube shortage
Non-essential blood tests should be stopped and trusts and GPs should prioritise genomic tests over others, NHS England has said, as the health service continues to confront global blood collection tube shortages.
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Blood tests rationed amid equipment shortage
Trusts are taking steps to limit blood tests amid a national shortage of blood collection tubes, as the NHS puts out a call to pathology labs for emergency supplies.
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Neighbouring ICSs plan single hospital IT system
Five trusts across two integrated care systems are drawing up plans to roll out a single electronic patient record funded by the government’s flagship infrastructure project.
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Exclusive: NHS faces shortage of blood collection tubes amid ‘UK border challenges’
Disruptions to the supply of tubes for collecting blood used in diagnostic tests across the NHS, including for a complication of covid, may mean trust stocks run short, HSJ understands.
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New chief exec for national NHS agency
The publicly owned company that oversees £5.4bn in NHS procurement has appointed a new chief executive.
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Watchdog says major NHSE finance project ‘appears unachievable’
Delivering NHS England’s £300m all-encompassing HR, payroll, finance and procurement system ‘appears to be unachievable’, according to a government watchdog.
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NHS England seeks to improve its commercial ‘nous’ with £170k director hire
The NHS is seeking to bring about a step-change in the ‘sophistication, effectiveness and nous of its commercial function,’ according to an advert for a new chief commercial officer.
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Bill confirms end of compulsory NHS competition
A major bill laid before Parliament today has confirmed the end of compulsory competition in the NHS.