Trusts and systems to be given £1.5bn to cover inflation costs (HSJ)

Local NHS organisations will be given an extra £1.5bn in 2022-23 to help cope with inflation and other cost pressures — and have been told to make extra savings to bring their budgets into balance.

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NHS performs first net-zero operation including reusable PPE (HCSA)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust performed its first-ever ‘net zero’ operation in May — in what is believed to be a world-first. The Trust reduced its carbon footprint to almost nothing during a cancer operation at Solihull Hospital.

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Pathology in North England goes digital (HiE)

Reaching out across 15 hospitals and a population of six million people, a network established by the National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) is an ambitious move to advance digital pathology in the North of England.

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Smarter public procurement could unlock £50bn a year, claims Social Value 2032 group (Pioneers Post)

An extra £56bn a year in social value could be squeezed out of public sector contracts and used to “level up the country”, tackle Net Zero and strengthen communities, claims a new report from big businesses and UK social enterprise leaders.

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Why it’s time for procurement to drive the enterprise sustainability agenda (Spend Matters)

Spend Matters explores how procurement can leverage data and analytics to help it not just support but even drive an organisation’s sustainability and inclusion agenda.

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Inverto study: The top risks to procurement functions in 2022 (Consultancy.uk)

Inverto has released the 2022 edition of its ‘Risk Management in Procurement’ study, shedding light on what is keeping chief procurement officers up at night and what their risk agenda looks like for the coming months.

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Unlocking the potential of integrated care systems (Carnall Farrar)

As we approach the introduction of ICSs, what can we expect? Carnall Farrar outline 1) the expectations of the new organisations, 2) the requirements of transition to them, 3) the opportunity for improved joint working and 4) the opportunity to change culture.

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Government Green Paper response on Public Procurement: Specific Procedures (Womble Bond Dickinson)

Following the publication of the Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement in December 2020, Womble Bond Dickinson outlines anticipated changes to procurement procedures and the light touch regime, in addition to commercial purchasing tools.

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