All Procurement articles – Page 15
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Why, according to Matt Hancock, vaccines are like Range Rovers
Andy Cowper on the latest developments with regards to the coronavirus vaccine
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NewsNHSE recommends law to abolish CCGs by 2022
NHS England is backing legislation to abolish clinical commissioning groups by April 2022, strip back competition rules, and require trusts to be part of care alliances, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCCG finds multiple concerns with problematic procurement
A clinical commissioning group has admitted there were problems with the handling of a dermatology contract which needed to be suspended because of patient safety concerns after little more than a year.
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NewsExclusive: Three trusts paying US firm £210m for tech catch-up
A new electronic health record system will cover three linked London trusts in a deal worth £210m as they look to catch up with peers on tech maturity, they have revealed to HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS setting up dozens of mass covid vaccination centres and seeking 40,000 staff
The health service is setting up more than 40 mass vaccination centres, and working on recruiting tens of thousands of staff for the huge covid-19 vaccination effort, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPandemic delays national efforts to transform primary care IT
National efforts to end a reliance by GPs on just two major IT companies have been stymied by the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMcKinsey review of national structure to cost nearly £1m
Consultants McKinsey have had their contract to help review national leadership of technology in the NHS extended, with the total cost approaching £1m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS spend on tech, estates and workforce to be overseen by national procurement 'councils'
A major consolidation of NHS procurement has been outlined by NHS regulators which will include steps to address “gaps in our collective abilities” such as how to negotiate effectively with suppliers.
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NewsNHS seeks £10bn covid deal with private hospitals
Private providers have been asked to apply to a new procurement framework worth up to £10bn, from which NHS organisations will purchase additional capacity for up to four years.
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NewsSecond leading trust chooses tech supplier not included on NHSE and X approved list for £175m deal
One of the NHS’s flagship teaching trusts has defied NHSX and NHS England by selecting an electronic patient record system supplier not included on their approved framework, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFourth senior departure from NHS procurement body
The chief commercial officer of NHS Supply Chain has stood down as part of an organisational restructure, making him the fourth departure to be confirmed from the top of the agency inside two weeks.
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NewsTwo consultancies won covid contracts worth at least £19m
Two consultancy firms won contracts worth at least £19m for work supporting the government’s covid response, new contract documents reveal.
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NewsChief exec of NHS agency resigns
The man reponsible for leading the troubled NHS Supply Chain agency has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBid to simplify outsourcing ‘could reduce need for subsidiary firms’
A government attempt to simplify the rules around outsourcing could have “massive” implications for the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHalf the £15bn PPE allocation was spent by the end of July
The Department for Health and Social Care spent £7.2bn on personal protective equipment in the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic, almost half the £15bn so far allocated by the Treasury, new figures suggest.
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HSJ LocalCity plans ‘integrated care system for mental health’
Local mental health commissioning may be transferred to NHS providers under a new contract in one of the UK’s biggest cities.
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NewsExclusive: Commercial covid labs seek NHS support
The private sector component of England’s national covid testing regime is running short on capacity and has asked the NHS for help, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust awards facilities contracts worth £236m to two firms
A major London trust has awarded facilities management contracts worth £236m to two firms.
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HSJ Local‘Missed opportunities’ in management of troubled service, review finds
Several ‘missed opportunities’ by local commissioners to tackle problems within a troubled autism service have been identified by an independent review.
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News£1.4bn procurement launched for community and discharge services
NHS trusts in Yorkshire and the Midlands have signalled a need for external help for discharge and community services through a new £1.4bn procurement framework, amid the health service’s response to covid-19.