Discover essential insights in our latest Health Check episode as Peter Rudd-Clarke and Kate Davies break down the NHS Long Term Plan and “buy once, roll out” frameworks. Gain the practical guidance you need to stay ahead in the industry.

Discover essential insights in our latest Health Check episode as Peter Rudd-Clarke and Kate Davies break down the NHS Long Term Plan and “buy once, roll out” frameworks. Gain the practical guidance you need to stay ahead in the industry.

NHS England senior figures have said they expect Andy Haldane's upcoming review of health service productivity to conclude a 2 per cent annual improvement target for the rest of the parliament is deliverable. As Wes Streeting has said, demonstrating improvement is important for the NHS's "credibility with the Treasury". But as easy wins like reducing temporary staffing spend fall away, will the NHS be able to sustain that over future years? Will technology actually deliver those improvements? One source close to government said an early focus on bottlenecks and process redesign has been replaced by "overly optimistic assumptions about the potential of new technology", with the agenda increasingly becoming a "rhetorical exercise". https://lnkd.in/e5JrFSHa

We had a thought-provoking panel session Chaired by Dr Caroline O'Keeffe, CEO Designate of North Hampshire Urgent Care with Matt Edgar, Director of Digital Emergency and Urgent Care, NHS England, and @James Freed, Deputy Director, NHS Digital Academy. The session - Building and Delivering the Urgent Care System that Patients Deserve - explored how digital connectivity, collaboration and interoperability can help deliver the urgent care system that patients deserve. Discussion focused on the importance of building a system around patient needs rather than organisational boundaries, with digital tools used to enable — not dictate — how care is delivered. Participants reflected that the technology to connect systems already exists, but progress depends on leadership, alignment and trust across organisations. Differing contract timescales and procurement models were recognised as practical barriers to interoperability, requiring more coordinated approaches to commissioning and shared digital strategies. UHUK members are already at the forefront of this agenda — operating across boundaries, supporting pilots and projects, and demonstrating digital maturity well ahead of many other parts of the system. The discussion acknowledged the continuing shift from hospital to community-based care, and from analogue to digital working, and highlighted that many patients are already more digital in other areas of their lives. The session closed with practical reflections on how to build collaboration across multiple providers. Speakers encouraged delegates to double down on what urgent care already does well, strengthen interoperability, and remember that trust and relationships remain central to delivering effective, joined-up digital care. #analoguetodigital #tenyearplan #NHS #UEC

Key Takeaways from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel’s Reports Over a year and a half later, the introduction of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), NHS England’s Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel is shaping expectations for what good procurement looks like in practice. In their latest article, our London colleagues Sharon Lamb and Kimberley Smith explore the Panel’s published reports and offer insight into: - How authorities can strengthen documentation and process discipline - The Panel’s increasing influence as an informal standard for PSR best practice - What providers and commissioners need to know when navigating complaints and potential legal challenges Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eW_U_nYZ #NHS #HealthcareLaw #PublicProcurement #PSR #HealthRegulation #LifeSciences #McDermottWillAndSchulte #HealthLaw #UKHealth

Key Takeaways from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel’s Reports Over a year and a half later, the introduction of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), NHS England’s Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel is shaping expectations for what good procurement looks like in practice. In their latest article, our London colleagues Sharon Lamb and Kimberley Smith explore the Panel’s published reports and offer insight into: - How authorities can strengthen documentation and process discipline - The Panel’s increasing influence as an informal standard for PSR best practice - What providers and commissioners need to know when navigating complaints and potential legal challenges Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e-Fgg5fU #NHS #HealthcareLaw #PublicProcurement #PSR #HealthRegulation #LifeSciences #McDermottWillAndSchulte #HealthLaw #UKHealth

🏥 Policy is Pipeline — Are You Ready for the NHS’ Next Big Shift? The NHS is moving towards: ✅ Community-based health hubs & home diagnostics ✅ AI-enabled care and a single patient record ✅ Prevention-first, genomics-driven public health ✅ Outcome-based and innovation-linked procurement For suppliers, this is a massive growth moment — but only if you act early. Our new report, “From Policy to Pipeline: Seizing the Growth Opportunity in the NHS”, shows you how to: 📊 Align your solutions with NHS priorities 📢 Engage with buyers before tenders go live 📅 Spot frameworks and pipelines shaping 2025/26 📋 Get compliance-ready and bid with confidence 🔗 Get the Report https://lnkd.in/gQGb5xVt

Alec Price-Forbes, National Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) for NHS England is delivering his Keynote Address to HETT 2025 - Transforming the Relationship between The Patient and The State: Delivering the 10 Year Health Plan. Alec is sharing insights into the activation and delivery of the 10 year plan, what it will mean to people, patients and the public to transform health and care. “In the future, we expect the primary way people access, receive care and communicate with the NHS to be through digitally enabled or wholly digital services. So rather than embed digital tools into our traditional services and pathways, we will see a fundamental reimagining of how care is designed, delivered and experienced, to empower patients to own and co-manage their health.”  #HETT2025

Key Takeaways from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel’s Reports Over a year and a half later, the introduction of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), NHS England’s Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel is shaping expectations for what good procurement looks like in practice. In their latest article, our London colleagues Sharon Lamb and Kimberley Smith explore the Panel’s published reports and offer insight into: - How authorities can strengthen documentation and process discipline - The Panel’s increasing influence as an informal standard for PSR best practice - What providers and commissioners need to know when navigating complaints and potential legal challenges Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e3GhbqQb #NHS #HealthcareLaw #PublicProcurement #PSR #HealthRegulation #LifeSciences #McDermottWillAndSchulte #HealthLaw #UKHealth

Key Takeaways from the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel’s Reports Over a year and a half later, the introduction of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), NHS England’s Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel is shaping expectations for what good procurement looks like in practice. In their latest article, our London colleagues Sharon Lamb and Kimberley Smith explore the Panel’s published reports and offer insight into: - How authorities can strengthen documentation and process discipline - The Panel’s increasing influence as an informal standard for PSR best practice - What providers and commissioners need to know when navigating complaints and potential legal challenges Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gsT97cAy #NHS #HealthcareLaw #PublicProcurement #PSR #HealthRegulation #LifeSciences #McDermottWillAndSchulte #HealthLaw #UKHealth