Best Practice Procurement Processes

Procurement in the NHS is changing – are you keeping up?

The government's focus on cost savings along with the recent radical re-structuring of NHS commissioning mean that cutting costs, promoting collaboration, streamlining processes and improving your communication and engagement competencies have never been more important.

By taking a practical, case-study driven approach to improving your procurement processes, this one day event will help you to face your procurement challenges of today and tomorrow.

Specifically designed for procurement and supply professionals from NHS Trusts and PCTs, the key aims of the day are to help you:

• Understand the impact on procurement of the recent changes to the commissioning structure
• Achieve better end-user engagement through improved communication and relationship building
• Implement innovative processes to streamline procurement and achieve long-term cost savings
• Take a more collaborative approach: innovative strategies for cross-regional procurement
• Optimise contract management: practical strategies for developing better relationships with suppliers and achieving significant cost savings

Early Bird Booking:

Especially designed to provide you with an intensive learning experience, SBK Healthcare would like to offer you the opportunity to book early for a discounted price. We are therefore pleased to offer you a special package where if you book before the 15th October 2010 you will be entitled to a price of just £299 + VAT.