Contracts/Deals: NHS contract win for Meridian Business Support

Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Supporthas been chosen by the NHS Shared Business Services Commercial Solutions to provide healthcare assistants (HCAs) and registered nurses (RGNs/RMNs) t

Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Supporthas been chosen by the NHS Shared Business Services Commercial Solutions to provide healthcare assistants (HCAs) and registered nurses (RGNs/RMNs) to its member Trusts throughout the North-West and South Staffordshire.

Commercial Procurement Solutions launched earlier this year following the merger of North-West Collaborative Commercial Agency (NWCCA) with NHS Shared Business Service to provide NHS clients with an end-to-end procurement solution.  

Operations manager Tina Cork says: “This is a great opportunity for Meridian Business Support to further demonstrate our commitment to the NHS to help deliver cost savings to the tax payer.”

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