All Procurement articles – Page 32
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NewsFirst national procurement contract aims for four per cent savings
The architects of the NHS’s new national procurement drive have suggested that the first element scheme should deliver savings of around four per cent.
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NewsDH puts £730m NHS logistics contract on the market
Organisations are set to bid for a contract worth nearly three quarters of a billion pounds after the Department of Health published a tender as part of its new national procurement model.
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CommentCould Brexit change competition and procurement in the NHS?
Post-Brexit the UK may gain some freedom to redefine the application of competition and procurement in the NHS but any change will depend on the political choices of the government of the day, writes Cristina Sarb
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HSJ LocalExtra costs for CCGs after NHS England pauses procurement
Commissioners in two counties have incurred extra costs after NHS England delayed their procurement for an NHS 111 and out of hours GP service.
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HSJ LocalACS commissioners tender £205m contract
Commissioners in one of NHS England’s eight accountable care systems have tendered multimillion pound contract for its community services.
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Leading vanguard will not procure contract as it 'would take longer'
One of the most advanced national vanguard projects has decided to form a multispecialty community provider through an alliance agreement rather than go out to procurement as it “would take longer”.
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NewsRegulator shifts costs of 'hugely successful' efficiency tool to trusts
NHS trusts will be asked to partly fund a price comparison tool that helps deliver savings in procurement, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMultibillion NHS land sales plan to be approved next month
Major property deals between the NHS and private firms to unlock capital funds worth £5.7bn “at speed” could be signed off within weeks after being hit by delays.
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NewsRevealed: Major expansion of 'model hospital' to STPs and CCGs
The “model hospital” system for measuring trusts’ productivity and efficiency is to be expanded over the next two years to CCGs, STPs and ACOs, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalThree trusts merge departments in efficiency drive
Procurements chiefs are hoping collaboration between three acute trusts will lead to millions of pounds of savings, after winning permission to set up a “cluster”.
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NewsTrusts, council and GPs battle for £80m new care model contract
Two foundation trusts and a consortium formed by the county council and local GPs are set to compete for an £80m community services contract, HSJ can reveal.
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News'Political' NHS targets may damage care quality, warns national report
A senior clinician leading a national drive against unwarranted variation in the NHS says cancer targets and surgeon mortality rates are “politically derived measures” that may reduce care quality.
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NewsFuture unclear for key NHS efficiency tool amid questions over funding
The future of price comparison tool that has helped NHS trusts generate significant savings is uncertain, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCCG tenders scaled back contract for 'multispecialty community provider'
Commissioners in Yorkshire are advertising an £80m “multispecialty community provider” contract – much scaled back from their initial proposal of a £1.3bn deal.
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NewsNHSI procurement savings scheme falls behind original plan
A high-profile programme to save millions of pounds on procurement by buying commonplace products centrally has fallen behind its original schedule.
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NewsNHS to build new cybersecurity centre
The agency charged with protecting the NHS from cyberattacks is planning to build a new ‘security operations centre’.
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NewsPharma manager named as new DH chief commercial officer
The Department of Health has appointed a new chief commercial officer who will lead the renegotiation of pharmaceutical pricing regulation scheme.
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HSJ LocalCCGs abandon £535m flagship prime provider contract
A tender worth half a billion pounds for end of life care services in Staffordshire has been abandoned due to the development of the area’s STP and difficulties, satisfying the new national scrutiny process, HSJ has learned.
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CommentJoining up the procurement of goods with the commissioning of services
A lack of synergy between the procurement of goods with the commissioning of services creates inefficiencies in the system but an integrated approach could resolve these issues, writes Alan Turrell
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NewsNHS 'running ahead' of procurement savings plan, says DH director
The NHS’s new procurement model could result in greater savings than planned, a Department of Health official has said.