Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 12
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NHS England fails to actively use procurement data to challenge trusts' purchasing choices.
Recommendation
Trusts submit data to NHSE on how much they spend on medical equipment and consumables, and through which suppliers (including NHS Supply Chain). NHSE makes this procurement data available to all trusts, but relies on them to analyse the data and change their practices in response. Despite its central role, NHSE does not use this data itself to identify and generally challenge trusts as to why they do not purchase more using NHS Supply Chain.19
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 28 May 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗