NHS Supply Chain statement welcoming the publication of the NHS Ten Year Plan

Andrew New, chief executive of NHS Supply Chain responding to the NHS Ten Year Plan, said:

“We welcome today’s Government publication of the NHS Ten Year Health Plan.

“As the NHS continues to evolve through its three strategic shifts – moving care closer to communities, embracing digital innovation, and focusing on prevention – NHS Supply Chain is strategically aligned with these national priorities and is playing a vital role in supporting this transformation.

“We’re actively expanding our capabilities to enable care outside of hospital settings.

“We’re streamlining digital processes and enabling remote diagnostics, which improve efficiency.

“Additionally, we are leveraging our data to support system-wide optimisation and enable remote monitoring solutions.

“Examples of how we’re already working in partnership with national and local teams across the country to support the plan’s priorities include providing the NHS with vital equipment for community diagnostic centres, supplying cutting edge machines to hospitals such as DEXA scanners which diagnose osteoporosis, and radiography machines for the treatment of patients with cancer. Other initiatives include digital mammography and value-based procurement.

“As our organisation changes to meet the evolving needs of the NHS, we remain committed to delivering quality, safe, sustainable, resilient products and supply chains to contribute to a more sustainable, resilient and future-ready healthcare system.”

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Notes to editors

All information in this media statement is correct at the time of going to press.

About NHS Supply Chain

Our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. By working in collaboration with the healthcare system and suppliers, we help the NHS to put patients first.

We are a part of the NHS and deliver cost-efficient, resilient, clinically assured products that are responsive to frontline needs and focussed on the end-to-end patient pathway.

We provide over 35 million products a year to the NHS in a wide variety of categories, from food to knee implants and MRI scanners, and work with over 1,100 suppliers. Through our scale and reach, we deliver value at a national level on behalf of the whole healthcare system to support the NHS to save lives and improve health.

Supply Chain Coordination Ltd (SCCL) is the company at the heart of NHS Supply Chain. It provides oversight and operational management for NHS Supply Chain and its service providers. SCCL is the legal entity through which NHS Supply Chain undertakes its procurement services and transacts with customers and suppliers. Whilst its shares are owned by NHS England, SCCL is a separate organisation.