NHSCS shortlisted for prestigious HCSA Award

NHS Commercial Solutions is delighted to have been shortlisted for the HCSA Awards 2022 in the Clinical Procurement in Partnership Award category.

The NHSCS project was an opportunity to work with both Acute and Community providers to review improvements to both processes and patient experiences associated with Topical Negative Pressure (TNP) therapies. Taking a collaborative and systematic approach NHS Commercial Solutions engaged with Community and Acute Tissue Viability Teams, the Acute Vascular Leads, and the incumbent framework supplier to develop and prove new innovative processes. The primary aim was to significantly reduce length of stay and this was achieved through an extensive redesign of the patient pathway, enhancing the patient experience. In addition, multiple aspects of quality and costs were also improved. The new ways of working developed during the project were designed to enable them to be easily repeated in other community and acute topical negative pressure(TNP) therapy settings.

The HCSA Awards take place on the 23rd November at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate. Good luck to all the shortlisted organisations.