Clinical Care News

The PPSA is working closely with both Nutricia and Fresenius Kabi during the outbreak of Covid-19 to ensure that service to homecare patients is maintained.  Contingency plans have been activated and regular communication with the suppliers and stakeholders is taking...

The PPSA are delighted to award their Pharmacy Services – Over Labelling Contract to QMed and Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials.  The contract is split into 2 Lots and covers both ambient and cold store medicines.  The contract has 250 products for 9 NHS Trusts across...

Sadly, we have had to say goodbye to Andrew Stilliard, Category Manager, who has retired from the NHS after 42 years working within Procurement, with 17 of those years being in the PPSA. Many patients may not know the contribution Andrew made to their care from the...

Due to market changes and new entrants within the NPWT sector the PPSA has taken the decision to extend the existing Framework Agreement for the next 9 months (expiring 31st December 2016) in order to plan and re-tender the service effectively and provide the right...

The initial period of contract for the sponsorship of Ostomy services within the PPSA geography expired on 31st March 2016 and due to successful negotiations with the incumbent contractors we have been able to secure a full 2 year extension period on the existing very...

Having been requested to re-tender the Enteral Feeds Hospital and Homecare Service for the whole of Dorset & Somerset, we have now awarded the contract with a start date of 1st April 2015. The new contract has an improved specification and is in place for up to 7...

The Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has recently joined the PPSA Stoma Sponsorship Contract and has the biggest surgical team in the Peninsula, so it's great to have them on board. We have been able to deliver a good level of Cash Releasing Efficiency...

Congratulations to Andrew Stilliard from the Clinical Care team, who has recently been awarded the 'Experience Award' by the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, in recognition of his 40 years service in the NHS.  All of Andrew's 40 years has been worked...

A new agreement for Cornwall Trusts has delivered substantial reductions across this spend category giving at least £40,000 of cash releasing savings for the county as a whole. This was achieved by all Trusts working together with the PPSA to a common standard of...

This new tender, just launched, covers Dorset & Somerset and is expected to provide positive benefits to all included NHS bodies for up to 7 years.  Extensive work will be undertaken by the stakeholder group to redesign the contract specification which will be...