All Procurement articles – Page 32
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2018: Best Procurement Support or Service
WINNER: de Poel health+care: Supporting the NHS to achieve procurement excellence
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NewsNHSI efficiency director to quit
The director responsible for helping NHS trusts deliver £1bn of productivity savings is leaving NHS Improvement, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: ACO out, ICS in
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. By Dave West.
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HSJ LocalVirgin deal would undermine other NHS services, says judge
A county council’s award of a £104m contract to Virgin Care would “significantly” undermine the incumbent NHS trusts’ ability to maintain other services, a judge has said.
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NewsRevealed: Government rankings for NHS management consultancies
The results of a government tendering exercise ranking dozens of management consultancies wanting to sell to the NHS have been leaked to HSJ.
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HSJ LocalTrust executive had 'clear potential conflict of interest' over director role
A foundation trust has changed its structure to remove a “clear potential conflict of interest” for its estates director, who was also head of a wholly owned estates company that held contracts with the trust.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts missing key Carter targets
The majority of NHS hospital trusts have failed to hit the three key efficiency targets set out in the Carter review on time, HSJ research has found.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England withdraws team embedded at Capita
NHS England has withdrawn a team of senior experts that were embedded at a service outsourced to Capita amid continued concerns about the unit’s performance, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of breaching licence over new subsidiary company
An acute trust has defended its decision to transfer 350 non-clinical staff to a newly established subsidiary company amid an accusation from a union that it has breached its licence.
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HSJ LocalTrust names preferred company to run private wing
A London hospital trust has named the preferred bidder to operate its private patient unit.
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HSJ LocalTrusts team up to challenge Virgin's £104m contract win
Two trusts have challenged a local authority’s decision to award a children’s services contract worth up to £104m to Virgin Care.
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NewsTrusts hit by 'serious' apron shortage following Chinese pollution crackdown
Patient care is being affected by a “serious” shortage of suitable aprons for NHS staff, after the service’s supply chain was hit by a crackdown on pollution by the Chinese government.
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HSJ LocalCCGs move to claw back cash from failed transport firm
Clinical commissioning groups in Sussex are taking legal advice on whether they can get money back from a failed patient transport operator.
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NewsIncumbent supplier wins third major NHS procurement contract
The company operating NHS Supply Chain has been awarded its third major procurement contract by the Department of Health, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPathology network tenders £112m contract amid potential expansion
Pathology chiefs in the West Midlands have tendered a major contract despite uncertainty over whether they will follow NHS Improvement’s recommendations about which trusts will be in their network.
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NewsExclusive: Pioneering NHS ACO contract set back
The procurement to establish a pioneering “accountable care organisation” model in the NHS has been further delayed, HSJ has learned.
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NewsProcurement body recruiting new director ahead of major project
A new managing director is being sought by a body tasked with delivering millions of pounds worth of procurement savings to the NHS.
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NewsNHSI: Nearly all trusts paying for price comparison tool
Almost all trusts in England have started paying for a software which aims to identify savings opportunities in procurement, NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsVast range of consultancy and IT covered by new ACS framework
A new framework for accountable care systems and sustainability and transformation partnerships will cover a vast array of private suppliers, with the potential to shake up how support and technology are sold to the NHS.
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NewsTrusts face wait until 2019 for savings from procurement shake-up
NHS trusts should not start planning for savings through the new national procurement model until 2019-20, a senior Department of Health official has said.