NHS PROCUREMENT

The NHS is made up of a complex patchwork of organisations. [5] In England, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) purchase services locally for each area, which are delivered by hospitals, GP surgeries or other service providers. There are over 200 CCGs in England. (In the devolved administrations, the structure is similar.)... Most goods are bulk-purchased centrally and distributed to providers by NHS Supply Chain, which was established in 2016. Previously most goods were bought locally by hospitals and other health providers, but a government review found large inefficiencies as organisations paid variable prices for the same product. [6] NHS Supply Chain now manages more than 4.5m orders a year - and aims to carry out 80% of all NHS purchases by volume by 2022. [7] Medicines are procured through a separate system of regional pharmacy purchasing groups... The NHS buys a large amount of goods and services to enable it to run from day to day. This is called procurement. The NHS's..

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