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Millions Could be Saved by Better Procurement in the NHS

Procurement jobs in the NHS could be merged as part of massive restructuring that will save £600 million, a new report has said.

Commissioned by the Department of Health and published by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN), the review of back office efficiency points to a range of ways in which all facets of the NHS can collaborate to make savings.

The report suggests that streamlining procurement, finance, human resources, information management and technology, estates management, governance and risk, and payroll could be achieved through sharing services.

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RCN: Care Will Suffer as a Result of the Job Losses

The Royal College of Nursing says care will suffer as a result of the job losses, despite the government’s diktat that the cuts must not jeopardise these standards. Even trusts with the keenest management skills, which manage to hang onto their nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers, will find it hard to lose this number of staff without stretching nurses beyond their traditional roles.

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