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The UK may have left the European Union (EU) with a trade deal, but for those involved in Healthcare supply chains that does not mean it is back to business as usual. Although the worst-case scenario of a no deal has been avoided, there are still challenges for those tasked with maintaining the continuous supply …
Adapting your supply chain to life outside the European UnionRead More
Michael Porter’s original vision was an ambitious one; ‘a strategy that will fix healthcare’. In his book which introduced the concept of ‘Value-Based Healthcare’ (VBH), entitled ‘Redefining Health Care’, Porter laid out what he believed would be a new way of thinking. In doing so, he made the case for delivering the best patient outcomes …
As with any level of national preparation, the uncertainty of the coming weeks poses a headache for those tasked with maintaining our healthcare supply chain. With only a matter of a possible seven weeks to go until the 31st October 2019 deadline to leave the EU, there are a number of risks and unknowns organisations …
Brexit: Pragmatic steps to managing supply chain uncertaintyRead More
The digitalisation of the NHS is a longstanding and well documented challenge facing healthcare organisations. Following the NHS Long term plan, which outlined the key role data and digital technology will play in delivering improvements across the NHS, NHSX (denoted NHSX) was born. Launched by Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, the joint organisation for data and …
Ensuring continuity of supply in healthcare whilst the UK exits from the EU has brought the supply chain into new focus for many providers across the NHS. Progress made following the Carter report and Scan4Safety initiatives is to be lauded and has guided development in the healthcare supply chain. However, there are a number of …
Harnessing healthcare efficiencies using three supply chain conceptsRead More
Our conversations with NHS Chief Pharmacists around their top challenges and issues almost inevitably end up on the topic of medicines shortages. It is, therefore, interesting to see this topic hit the headlines today: “Pharmacists warn of a surge in shortage of common medicines” (link to BBC News article here). As with many news headlines …
Akeso&Co is tasked with delivering savings from purchasing “diagnostic equipment and associated consumables” for the NHS, after winning a £9m contract from the Department of Health and Social Care in January. Managing director Chris Robson told HSJ one of his main priorities during the next five years is to make it easier for the NHS …
Health Service Journal: Purchasing chief promises ‘route to innovation’ for suppliersRead More
