241 trusts have taken advantage of at least one of our Top Proven Switches.
- In 2016 customers saved a total of £377,745.
- In 2017 customers saved over £509,684.
What are Top Proven Switches?
Top Proven Switches are like for like products that can help you to save money whilst still ensuring patient safety.
All our Top Proven Switches have been evaluated and tried and tested by other trusts so you can be confident that you're getting a quality product at a good price.
Top Proven Switches give you:
- A like for like product at a lower cost, but with equally good patient outcomes
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Confidence that it’s been tried and tested in other trusts
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Reassurance that patient safety and quality is not compromised
- The opportunity to save money on some of the regular products that you buy.
What are the next steps?
Information in the table below can now be sorted by any of the first three columns.
| Current Product |
Contract |
% Saving |
Current NPC |
Comparable NPC |
No. trusts purchasing |
Order |
| Haemostatic fabrics (100 x 200 mm) - View |
Wound Closure |
67% |
ELS500 |
ELS327 |
45 |
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| Theatre cap non-woven tie back disposable - View |
Single Use Theatre Protective Clothing |
63% |
BWF029 |
BWF035 |
100 |
Order Now |
| Microbial barrier film Liquiband flex (0.8g) - View |
Wound Closure |
63% |
FVF015 |
FVF010 |
131 |
Order Now |
| Theatre cap non-woven elasticated back disposable - View |
Single Use Theatre Protective Clothing |
62% |
BWF030 |
BWF018 |
117 |
Order Now |
| Wound closure sterile (6 x 38mm x 6 strips) - View |
Wound Closure |
62% |
EIR502 |
EIR125 |
69 |
Order Now |
| Surgical face mask splash resistant with face visor - View |
Single Use Theatre Protective Clothing |
59% |
BWM056 |
BWM133 |
102 |
Order Now |
| Liners with lids (2 Litre) - View |
Suction Consumables |
21% |
FSE016 |
FSE133 |
64 |
Order Now |
| Barrier cream non-sterile (2g) - View |
General Wound Care |
16% |
ELY569 |
ELY536 |
99 |
Order Now |
| Barrier cream non sterile (115g) - View |
General Wound Care |
14% |
ELZ537 |
ELY607 |
36 |
Order Now |
| Barrier film foam applicator no sting sterile (1ml) - View |
General Wound Care |
13% |
ELY038 |
ELY532 |
98 |
Order Now |
View all Top Proven Switches
'Proven Switch' definition: based on an alternative already adopted by some NHS Supply Chain customer(s), which offer the
largest potential savings nationally (i.e. across all of NHS Supply Chain’s customers). Identified based on the purchase history of customers, where
the sales have stopped on the primary product and then started on the identified alternative product. Forecasted savings have been calculated based
on the band 1 price of the primary product (i.e. the products currently used by trusts) minus the band 1 price of the alternative product multiplied
by the last 12 months actual quantity purchased where a switch has been detected (switch: where sales have stopped on the primary product and then
started on the identified alternative product). Potential savings have been calculated based on the band 1 price of the primary product (i.e. the
products currently used by trusts) minus the band 1 price of the alternative product multiplied by the last 12 months actual quantity purchased ‘No
of trusts purchasing comparable products’ refers to NHS Supply Chain customers who already purchase the alternative product, this does not reflect
the number of trusts who have made the switch from the primary to the alternative product. Trusts should check with clinical teams that the
alternative product is suitable for its dedicated use in each instance. All savings and prices correct at time of publication.