It will be several years before the NHS sees the benefits from NHS Supply Chain’s efforts to improve its business. NHS Supply Chain’s main vehicle for improvement is a transformation programme which is expected to run from 2022–30. We are concerned that the risk to this transformation programme was rated red/amber in August 2023. NHS Supply Chain acknowledges the difficulties it faces in transforming its business. It told us that the seven projects it is running in 2023–24 to modernise the wa...

It will be several years before the NHS sees the benefits from NHS Supply Chain’s efforts to improve its business. NHS Supply Chain’s main vehicle for improvement is a transformation programme which is expected to run from 2022–30. We are concerned that the risk to this transformation programme was rated red/amber in August 2023. NHS Supply Chain acknowledges the difficulties it faces in transforming its business. It told us that the seven projects it is running in 2023–24 to modernise the way it works are ‘exceptionally challenging’. NHS Supply Chain is also trying to improve its procurement route known as eDirect, which has had well-known p Type: conclusion | Number: 5 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with Committee’s recommendation. programme. These will be brought together for submission of the business case by winter 2024. This submission will consider the overall timetable and include a programme for the recommended approach including a ben