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Chief Executives from the participating trusts have pledged the support of their trusts and recognise that not only will procurement and supplies teams be embracing potentially new ways of working, but that clinicians, in particular, will need to approach the subjects of standardisation and rationalisation with an open mind. NHS TDA Director of Finance, Bob Alexander says, “The aim to bring committed volume to the table, in a structured way, is a significant change for all involved. “The reality is that the NHS does not operate as a single organisation. Each provider has its own strategies and operational requirements, as well as users with strong and often habitual purchasing behaviours. It is to the credit of each pilot trust’s Chief Executive that they are recognising the need to do things differently, because where we have commitment, we see significant savings for the NHS.” To enable the pilot to proceed, trusts have agreed to: • provide the necessary procurement, finance and IT resource to proactively participate in the project;
• share price information with other participating trusts, ensuring complete price transparency; and
• commit as one of a collective group to the purchase of agreed volumes of items at agreed prices from defined suppliers, based on joint contracts.
Clinicians and procurement teams have already begun work
“ We want to work with suppliers to help to reduce supply chain costs.”
to identify a select group of categories for the pilot to target, from medical and surgical, estates and facilities, and technology product lines, and will be aiming to finalise those categories following a workshop at the end of November. Steve Ellesmere explains, “We have the valuable support of Dr steve ryan, medical Director at Barts Health NHS Trust, where the establishment of a Clinical Procurement Group has transformed procurement processes at the trust. Using his expertise, we are engaging with every pilot trust’s clinical representatives. Supporting spend data, where required, will be collected and classified by HealthLogistics. “This pilot takes aggregated buying to a new level, enabling the group to go to market in a different way and measure the impact on price reduction. We are aiming to develop a scalable and sustainable model for collaborative procurement including processes, governance and systems. That makes this pilot of great significance to the NHS as a whole.” For more information please visit
www.lpp.nhs.uk
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