19 September 2019
The Procurement team at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals has been ranked 5th out of 133 acute Trusts across the country, new figures reveal.
The Procurement League Table ranks NHS Trusts for their efficiency in buying goods and services, so this result means the team at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, is amongst the very best in the country at delivering value for money for both patients and tax payers.
Recognition for this achievement comes after the Procurement team were named finalists at the Health Service Journal’s Value Awards 2019, in the category of Financial or Procurement Initiative of the Year. This category recognises excellent use of resources and also seek out examples of demonstrable improvement in outcomes.
The team was shortlisted for making savings of £1.8million in the 2017/18 financial year using ‘lean methodology’ from the Trust’s Transforming Care Production System – created as part of the partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle, the USA’s Hospital of the Decade.
Paula Davies, Head of Procurement at SaTH, said: “I am extremely proud of the team and commend the hard work they put it to ensuring we offer best value for money for the products and services we procure.”
Paula Clark, Interim Chief Executive at SaTH, said, “Our ranking means we are delivering value for money for our patients and tax payers, which is great news. The Procurement team are amongst our vital back office teams, so it’s good to know there’s a whole well-oiled operation behind us. Well done to the team.”