HOW NHS SBS OPERATES AT THE HEART OF HEALTHCARE
We can afford to do it at once and then it works out as cheaper per organisation as opposed as it would have done if they ’ d done it themselves .”
The NHS is split many ways and each entity is able to deal with their supplier on a standalone basis . SBS is trying to consolidate those conversations and use available data to then provide each organisation with much more power by aggregating that demand .
Murphy correctly points out the more organisations using a contract , the more money flowing through it and the supplier is happier meaning NHS SBS can negotiate and demand greater benefit with better price per unit .
He concluded : “ We ’ re trying to remove power from the supplier and place it back into a much more powerful NHS procurement function where we ’ ve got lots of organisations in the same stable . We are very keen to stick to our principles and vision , we ’ re here to improve quality and save NHS money .”
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