Tuesday 3 April 2018

NHS hospitals save £400000 by switching to same brand of surgical gloves

NHS hospitals save £400000 by switching to same brand of surgical gloves A group of NHS hospitals has saved £400,000 a year simply by all agreeing to use the same brand of rubber surgical gloves, it has emerged.

Seven hospitals in Sheffield joined forces to buy in bulk and reduce overheads by collaborating on a price matching scheme for 11 widely used products.

The initiative achieved a total saving of £2 million, simply by choosing the same brands and negotiating lower rates, a success with highlights the huge losses the health service is making by not taking advantage of its buying power. The Daily Telegraph

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