Reliable supply is best cure
2 April 2012
First-rate purchasing in the NHS is vital, but it shouldn’t be a board-level issue, argues Professor Brian Edwards
The Cabinet Office recommendation that each NHS trust should have a board member who takes a special interest in procurement and supply chain management is wrong and represents a very old-fashioned view of what health authorities and trust boards should do. This is not to deny the importance of effective procurement and supply chain management, but it should not be...