12.03.14
Understanding the NHS eProcurement strategy
In a bid to understand the eProcurement strategy of the NHS with greater clarity, NHE is today attending an Auto ID and Data Capture (AIDC) event designed to highlight the potential benefits for improvement in the NHS through the use of barcoding and RFID technologies.
In particular, the seminar – organised by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) in conjunction with GS1 UK – will look at the strategy, which is estimated to deliver savings in procurement costs and provide a significant contribution towards the overall procurement savings target of £2bn by 2015-16.
An overview of AIDC technologies, the coding systems which underpin them (GS1), and practical case studies presented by NHS organisations who have implemented solutions, will be outlined. Keep an eye out for coverage in the next edition of NHE.
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