Every 1% saved from chaotic NHS procurement could save £220m If health secretary Jeremy Hunt took a tougher line over procurement, the millions saved could pay for thousands more junior doctors
Last week, when she met Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, prime minister Theresa May dashed any hopes of a cash boost in next month’s autumn statement.
But there is one area of NHS England spending that has not yet come sufficiently under the microscope: procurement. Every 1% reduction – a reasonably conservative target – in hospital trusts’ annual procurement expenditure of £22bn could, for instance, pay for more than 4,000 extra junior doctors. Continue reading... The Guardian
Last week, when she met Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, prime minister Theresa May dashed any hopes of a cash boost in next month’s autumn statement.
But there is one area of NHS England spending that has not yet come sufficiently under the microscope: procurement. Every 1% reduction – a reasonably conservative target – in hospital trusts’ annual procurement expenditure of £22bn could, for instance, pay for more than 4,000 extra junior doctors. Continue reading... The Guardian
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