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Procurement directors at a number of NHS trusts have voiced their disappointment with the way the Department of Health (DH) presented data from its NHS spend tool published last week.
The NHS Procurement Atlas of Variation revealed what the DH claimed exposed "shocking inconsistencies" in prices paid by trusts for 100 items such as surgical gloves, syringes and wipes, but quickly came in for criticism from trusts with regards to the data. However, many directors told SM they supported greater transparency and would like to work in collaboration with the department.
The Health Care Supply Association’s (HCSA’s) chairman Simon Walsh, who is also head of procurement and e-commerce at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said the organisation was “surprised and disappointed not to receive formal advance notification of the Atlas issue”.
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The NHS Procurement Atlas of Variation revealed what the DH claimed exposed "shocking inconsistencies" in prices paid by trusts for 100 items such as surgical gloves, syringes and wipes, but quickly came in for criticism from trusts with regards to the data. However, many directors told SM they supported greater transparency and would like to work in collaboration with the department.
The Health Care Supply Association’s (HCSA’s) chairman Simon Walsh, who is also head of procurement and e-commerce at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said the organisation was “surprised and disappointed not to receive formal advance notification of the Atlas issue”.
http://www.supplymanagement.com/new...ocurement-leaders-over-price-comparison-atlas