News

New Website Launched to Identify Innovations in Ageing Well

HAPPI (Healthy Ageing - Public Procurement of Innovations) is a European demand-driven innovation project which aims to identify innovative products and services in the field of “ageing well”. A key part of this project is the new HAPPI website.

New Agency Offering from the NHS Commercial Alliance

The NHS Commercial Alliance is now able to offer procurement and commercial support for agency staffing to NHS Trusts. A new team has been created and trusts can start benefitting from their expertise now.

New Document Storage Framework

Following a rigorous procurement process, in which we were assisted by Kent Community NHS Trust and the Kent Primary Care Agency, NHS Commercial Solutions has appointed five suppliers to a framework agreement to provide

▪       Secure document storage and retrievals services (Lot 1); and

▪       Bulk document scanning services (Lot 2).

New Focus for Mental Health and Community Health Trusts

As part of its drive to increase benefits for mental health and community health trusts, NHS Commercial Solutions has appointed Sue Wareham as the new Mental Health and Community Health Trusts Account Manager.

Duncan Eaton Joins Board

NHS Commercial Solutions has appointed Duncan Eaton to the position of lay member on its board. Together with other Board Directors, Duncan will provide leadership on the direction of the organisation. He will also support the executive team in managing the organisation at a strategic level and provide advice and guidance

Patient reminder service success for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Commercial Solutions has been working with Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) to implement a solution to reduce the number of missed outpatient appointments.

NHS Commercial Solutions Shortlisted for HSJ Efficiency Awards 2012

NHS Commercial Solutions is pleased to announce that the Home Oxygen Service procurement project has been shortlisted for the HSJ Efficiency in Procurement Award.

Cost of Missed Appointments Hit the Headlines

The cost of missed patient appointments has hit the national headlines, announcing “Patients Who Miss Hospital Visits Cost the NHS £700m”.

Whilst this is a recent headline, NHS Commercial Solutions has been working with trusts in the region on this for some time and has a patient communications framework in place which offers a range of effective solutions to remind patients of their appointments and allow them to confirm or cancel their appointment, enabling the trust to fill any resulting empty appointment slots.

NHS Commercial Solutions Shortlisted for CIPS Supply Management Awards

NHS Commercial Solutions is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the 'Best Public Sector Procurement Project' in the CIPS/Supply Management Awards 2012.

New Lead for Healthcare Services

NHS Commercial Solutions is pleased to announce that John Tyrrell has taken on the post of Lead for Healthcare Services.

NHS Commercial Solutions Confirms New Host

NHS Commercial Solutions is pleased to announce a change in host from NHS Surrey to Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as of the 1st April 2012.

New medical gases deal secures three quarters of a million pound savings

A new national medical gases framework - led by the NHS Commercial Alliance - will save the 11 ambulance services in England more than £750k per annum.

Digital Dictation Framework Awarded

NHS Commercial Solutions, on behalf of the NHS Commercial Alliance, has awarded its framework for digital dictation, speech recognition and outsourced transcription. The technology provides NHS Trusts with the ability to maximise secretarial efficiency, improve turnaround time of GP letters, eliminate transcription backlog and reduce hidden costs.

Internal Audit Framework Procured

NHS Commercial Solutions has procured a framework to provide internal audit and local counter fraud services to NHS Trusts in the UK. The framework agreement has been structured to enable NHS Commercial Solutions to run mini competitions to meet Trust’s specific requirement to ensure the resulting contract fits the needs of each individual organisation.

Childcare Vouchers Framework Awarded

NHS Commercial Solutions has awarded a new framework agreement for the provision of childcare voucher schemes. The award of the framework agreement enables all NHS Trusts to test the market and ensure they receive best value for money. The framework provides legally compliant access to the market with the benefits of significantly reduced procurement timescales.

Continence Home Delivery Tender Awarded

NHS Commercial Solutions is pleased to announce that the tender for continence care products has been awarded to Paul Hartmann Limited. The new framework comes into effect as of 1st April 2012 for a period of two years, with two additional options to extend for a further period of 12 months each.

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Framework Awarded

The NHS Commercial Alliance has embarked on a new project for a new framework for Topical Negative Pressure (also known as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), a non-invasive, active wound closure system that promotes wound healing. 

External Breast Prosthesis Framework Awarded

A new framework agreement has been awarded with five suppliers for External Breast Prosthesis. This framework agreement aims to save the region 9% of its spend in the South East Coast area through economies of scales, aggregated volumes, fixed pricing for 2 years, and further savings through innovative ideas.