All Procurement articles – Page 17
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Hand gels supply to NHS providers being ‘rationed’
A national procurement body is limiting the supply of certain hand sanitisers to the health service as coronavirus covid-19 continues to squeeze the global supply chain.
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CCGs face external review into handling of troubled contract
An independent review triggered by NHS England will examine the oversight and management of a troubled children’s autism service by local commissioners, HSJ has learned.
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Trust investigating senior manager over relationship with supplier
A large hospital trust has launched a formal investigation into allegations over a personal relationship between one of its estates chiefs and a senior manager at a supplier, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Trust wins court battle after firm’s challenge over abandoned contract
The High Court has today ruled in favour of a trust in a legal battle over the provider’s decision to pull out of a public-private estates tie-up.
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Hancock: CCGs’ power to determine IVF cycles should be removed
Matt Hancock has said it is “absurd” that NHS leaders in some parts of England are able to decide to commission lower levels of IVF, rather than having it determined nationally.
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Partnership Awards 2020: Procurement Project of the Year
WINNER: Serving prisoner involvement in the procurement of Healthcare Services: ABL Health in partnership with North of England Commissioning Support Unit and Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
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£20bn construction framework set to deliver ‘40 new hospitals’
Billions of pounds of NHS capital is set to flow through a new national framework as part of the government’s drive to deliver “40 new hospitals” by 2030.
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Director roles advertised for England’s first ‘integrated care provider’
Director roles for the NHS’ first integrated care provider have been advertised ahead of its launch later this year.
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HSJ Local
Private provider takes CCGs to court over contract decision
Five clinical commissioning groups have been accused of acting unlawfully in their decision to award a contract for community diagnostic services to a new private provider last year.
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Efficiency scheme chief to stay on for 18 months
The chief executive of a flagship efficiency scheme will stay on until at least the end of September 2021, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Unlocking the potential within the NHS as an anchor institution
We need further action research to identify the practical mechanisms that NHS institutions could adopt here and now to drive forward progressive change, writes Tom Lloyd Goodwin
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Children feared ‘lost to the system’ by failing service
Parents fear their children have been “lost to the system” because of problems with staffing and assessment delays in a failing service.
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NHS England targets digitisation of millions of GP records
NHS England is hoping to create a nationalised approach to the digitisation of “vital” decades-old medical records, HSJ can reveal.
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Trusts told not to stockpile amid coronavirus supply fears
The Department of Health and Social Care has told trusts not to stockpile products, amid growing concern over the impact of novel coronavirus on medical supplies.
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NHSE appoints chief commercial officer after 14-month search
NHS England/Improvement has made its interim chief commercial officer permanent after a 14-month search.
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NHS England hires panel to set ‘net zero carbon’ date
An expert panel will this year set “a practical, evidence-based and ambitious date for the NHS to reach net zero” carbon dioxide emissions, NHS England has announced.
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Preferred bidder announced for £2.25bn contract
An incumbent pathology provider looks set to lose its bid to retain a contract worth £2.25bn over 15 years.
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‘Amazon-style’ procurement system launches after three-year delay
An “Amazon-like” procurement platform has launched in a handful of trusts after almost three years of delays.
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Efficiency body considers rebates for some trusts
Trusts procuring goods through third parties may soon be eligible for a rebate from a national efficiency body.
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ICS cracks down on use of 2m pieces of plastic cutlery
An integrated care system is aiming to cut its use of plastic cutlery, gloves and gowns as part of wide-ranging environmental sustainability plans, HSJ has learned.