UK & IRELAND Appointments: REC invited to join procurement forum
23 August 2012
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has been invited by the Department of Health to join its National Procurement Council (NPC).
Thu, 23 Aug 2012
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has been invited by the Department of Health to join its National Procurement Council (NPC).
The NPC is the strategic procurement forum for the NHS and brings together senior figures from across the health service, industry and government to discuss purchasing, resourcing and supply issues. The Council meets quarterly and is chaired by the commercial director of the Department for Health (DH) and attended by the DH’s financial director and NHS Procurement policy lead.
The REC has gone on record as arguing that public sector procurement exercises relating to staffing/hiring must not jeopardise quality and safety to reduce cost.