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We've added some visual flow charts to compliment our previous blog on Procurement, if you're interested in procurement practices make sure you read read all our material.

Here we focus on the NHS procurement process. There are different ways to approach a procurement process, we'll take you through a number of them.

As the government embraces a new ‘Innovation Strategy’, we need to consider how we can best prepare our people, places and processes to embrace new ways of working. From redefining what we mean by ‘workplaces’, to continuing to challenge our cultural norms - innovation should be at the heart of everything we do.

According to the latest estimate by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, fraud costs the NHS £1.29 billion a year. This covers a whole range of economic crimes, some but not all relating to the tender process. Are you doing enough to combat this problem?

Procurement within NHS Trusts is governed by a set of UK and EU principles that seek to ensure a ‘level playing field’ for procurement teams and suppliers to conduct business. Read this blog to gain a better insight into how this plays out.