NHS: Procurement
(asked on 16th January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made on improving procurement in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 19th January 2017
Lord Carter’s Report ‘Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals’ recognised the need for making improvements in procurement within the National Health Service.
The Department is already working on initiatives that include the new NHS Supply Chain delivery model, the ‘Model Hospital’, Procurement Price Index tools and ‘Scan4Safety’, enabling improved patient safety, clinical productivity and supply chain efficiency.