Pilots of value-based procurement guidance for MedTech are taking place at 13 NHS trusts, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed. Around £10bn per year is spent on MedTech, but the ...

I never thought I would end up writing an article about NHS procurement—which, on the face of it, sounds like a terribly dry subject. But having recently navigated the system on behalf of an SME, I ...

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched a consumer-style digital procurement hub to reduce cost and improve visibility, data management and ensure greater compliance in the health service.

What has been described as "radical new blueprint" for "everything" the National Health Service buys has been unveiled by the UK government. What has been described as “radical new blueprint” for ...

A new study is to examine the role and limitations of competitive procurement of health services, with a particular focus on whether - and how - it stimulates innovation in service provision. A new ...

Respondents report approvals and evaluation readiness are now the bottlenecks driving demand for reusable safety artefacts, evidence repeatability and lifecycle controls. CITY OF LONDON, GB / ACCESS ...

New guidance will be issued to all NHS Trusts later this year which, for the first time, will stipulate that patient experience and outcomes must be considered ahead of cost. The change comes after an ...

In an aggressive push to end hepatitis C in England, health authorities there are in the process of weighing bids in NHS England's “largest ever” drug procurement process. But AbbVie isn’t happy with ...

A consortium of NHS trusts and Strategic Health Authorities in the north-east of England has outsourced its financials and procurement IT in a contract worth £16.45m over 10 years. Called the North ...

New guidelines will be issued to all NHS Trusts later this year, marking the first time that patient experience and outcomes will be prioritised over cost. This shift comes after an 18-month campaign ...