Colleague News
Shaping the Future Together: Clinical Experts Explore the NHS 10 Year Plan and Collaborative Role of NHS Supply Chain
Clinical experts explore the NHS 10 Year Plan and the collaborative role of NHS Supply Chain.
If Your Heart Isn’t Ticking Like a Clock – Be Sure to Call the Doc; Drop-In Sessions at Our Carrwood Office
To promote World Heart Rhythm Week, we held a ‘Know Your Pulse’ drop-in event at our Carrwood Park offices on Monday 2 June.
Celebrating International Nurses Day and the Power of Revalidation
Celebrating International Nurses Day, senior clinician Claire Dyson reflects on the power of revalidation.
Clinical Community Spotlight
Every month we’re sharing an insight into the vast range of clinical and non-clinical expertise which make up our Clinical Community.
We’re kicking off the series with a spotlight on Michaela Russell, our Innovation Lead within the Clinical Directorate.
Michaela is a committed NHS procurement professional with a passion for improving access to innovative healthcare solutions.
Driven by a focus on patient value, she specialises in navigating complex procurement processes to ensure that cutting-edge products reach the frontline where they can make the greatest impact. Michaela excels at building strong stakeholder partnerships, identifying opportunities to drive efficiency, and supporting outcomes that benefit both patients and the wider health system.
A champion of innovation, Michaela is dedicated to advancing NHS capability by unlocking access to the latest advancements in healthcare ensuring innovation is not just introduced but adopted meaningfully across the system.
See our Useful Links section to find out more about Michaela’s role as Innovation Lead.
Collaborative Expertise: Clinical Community across four directorates
NHS Supply Chain is supported by a specialist leadership group known as the Clinical Community. This diverse group brings together healthcare professionals with a wide range of qualifications—such as nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals including physiotherapists, operating department practitioners, and paramedics. They work in close collaboration with colleagues who contribute extensive experience from the NHS, industry, specialist healthcare products, and procurement.
All focused on how to support the NHS to deliver high quality clinical patient care.
The Clinical Community operates across four directorates—Clinical, Commercial, Strategy and Change, and Customer Engagement—ensuring a well-rounded, strategic approach to supporting NHS priorities.
Clinical
- Innovation
- Patient Safety
- Clinical Professional Standards
- Regulatory Compliance
- Clinical Operations and Development
Commercial
- Medical Technology
- Medical and Consumables
- Diagnostic Equipment and Services
Customer Engagement
- Voice of the Customer
- Care Pathway
- Out of Hospital Care
Strategy and Change
- Inventory Management Systems
