Win at the HCSA Awards
Congratulations to our In-Hospital Services team who won the HCSA Award for Cross Functional Collaboration Project for their Inventory Management Solutions (IMS) and Point of Care (PoC) programme. Our team were also finalists at the HSJ awards on the same night.
This is an outstanding achievement and highlights the fantastic work of the IMS programme which has successfully gone live in 19 NHS trusts, across 82 locations, spanning multiple clinical specialities.
Delivering IT and Change is a challenge in any environment, but this collaborative team has achieved unprecedented progress in connecting supply chain and patient care.
Massive congratulations to everyone involved and the best of luck in delivering the next phase.
Gill Fox, Director of In Hospital Services, NHS Supply Chain
On average, 700 clinical hours per year have been saved per trust, freeing up time for patient care, with initial savings of over £6.7 million recorded as of November 2025.
The IMS system has not only enhanced operational efficiency, but it has also strengthened patient safety and care delivery – setting a new benchmark in digital driven productivity in the NHS. Delivered in partnership with NHS England, GS1 UK, Scan4Safety, suppliers, IT providers, NHS trusts and frontline teams, this initiative lays the foundation for a scalable, data-driven national programme with a clear roadmap for growth, driving smarter, safer, and more efficient healthcare across the NHS.
Links section
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In-Trust Inventory Management Systems (IMS)
Deploying inventory management capability (advanced product stock management) into acute hospitals.
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Launching our first Scan4Safety Framework
The first NHS framework dedicated to Inventory Management Systems and Point of Care Scanning solutions.
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Bart’s Health - IMS Case Study
Using In-Trust Inventory Management Systems (IMS) to deliver efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
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IMS Learning Day
NHS Supply Chain welcomed 30 trusts for an In-Trust Inventory Management Systems (IMS) learning day.