Injecting New Funding Into The Health Front Line

The lower the costs of goods and services used in healthcare and the less administration there is in the purchasing process. The more funding there is to promote front line activity.

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e-Buying

Graham Medwell and Robert Angel advocate the use of electronic purchase order systems.

Article published in Public Service Review - Health Oct 2006  more >....(pdf)

Best Practice in Business Intelligence Awards

The Supplies department are delighted to be finalists for the Planning, Designing and Building the BI Infrastructure Award. This is a highly prestigous award. the ceremony is due to be held in September 25–27, 2006 Green Valley Ranch Resort  Las Vegas, Nevada

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A New Approach to Catalogue Synchronisation

e-trading in healthcare requires that suppliers and buyers use synchronised item catalogues. Graham Medwell from Leeds Teaching Hospitals discusses how this synchronisation can be achieved and looks at the benefits it can bring.

Article published in the August edition of Focus - the publication of the ABHI more >.... (pdf)

@UK and supplies complete their first live order

Leeds Teaching Hospital has completed it first live order with @UK PLC. more...

Computerworld Honours 2006

The Supplies department are delighted to have been named as a Laureate in the 2006 Computerworld Honors program. This is a highly prestigous award for the Trust. the ceremony is due to be held in Washington DC on the 5th June 2006.
Full report here.

Trust joins @UK

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has today agreed to be connected to the trading platform of @UK. Working together, @UK PLC and the Trust will develop integration to allow users of its Oracle purchasing system to access the suppliers and content held on the @UK PLC exchange. more...

Supplies Team up with GHX

The first meeting of the TecSol UK Buying Community User Group will take place on the 4th May 2006 in the Board Room, Leeds General Infirmary. more...

Chief Information Officer visits Supplies

The department recently had a high profile visit from Ian Watmore, UK Government Chief Information Officer . During a visit to West Yorkshire more...

Trust wins HSJ Award

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust got some healthy results at the annual Health Service Journal Awards for 2003 this week. A record 700 attendees at the London Hilton saw the Trust's director of facilities Keith Lilley and supplies information manager Graham Medwell receive the award on Monday 13 October 2003 from the Today presenter John Humphrys. More >>

£17,000 for cardiogy in Leeds
A national conference organised by the Trust’s supplies department to examine the benefits of e-commerce has raised a £17,500.The money has been donated to cardiology service within Leeds General Infirmary, which was the first area to experience e-commerce services within the Trust. More >>

E-Commerce Supplies On Demand First   

Over 200 delegates, including leading figures from the business world and senior health service managers, gathered in Leeds last month to learn about Leeds Teaching Hospital’ ground breaking e-Commerce system..More >>