Industry Spotlight: Stuart Watkins, Strategy Manager for Health at Crown Commercial Service
Innovative technology procurement has a ‘critical’ role to play in patient care, says Stuart Watkins. At Crown Commercial Service, he has helped develop a step-by-step guide to buying digital transformation solutions in the NHS, with the aim of improving outcomes for patients and taxpayers.
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NHSE endorses new procurement route to source virtual ward systems
NHS England is making a dynamic purchasing system its approved procurement route for trusts buying virtual ward and remote monitoring equipment and systems.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals invests £85m in new Oracle Cerner EPR
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has signed a long-term deal with Oracle Cerner which will see it invest £85 million in a new electronic patient record (EPR).
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Palantir gets £11.5m six-month NHS contract extension
NHS England has extended its contract with Palantir for the national data platform introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to track vaccines and PPE.
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Federated Data Platform Palantir juggernaut looks set to continue
Despite growing concerns about Palantir’s involvement in the NHS, the company appears to remain the front-runner in the key NHS England data procurement.
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East and North Hertfordshire renews EPR contract with Dedalus
East and North Hertfordshire’s contract began on 7 July 2022, the same day it was awarded, and will run for three years, ending on 6 July 2025.
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Virtual wards remote care platform contract awarded to Current Health
An NHS contract for a virtual wards programme remote care platform worth almost £1million has been awarded to Current Health Limited.
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NHS England planning to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’
NHS England has announced plans to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’(FDP) via a prior information notice ahead of an open procurement.
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Building resilience in the cyber procurement process
Elizabeth Giugno from Crown Commercial Services explores how to build resilience and strengthen the cyber procurement process in healthcare.
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NHS Digital denies conflict of interest over Accenture contracts
Two board members, who both previously worked for Accenture, were members of NHS Digital’s board when the organisation spent £33 million with the firm.
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