Read about key work we progressed throughout 2020. 

The Long Term Plan outlines that on 1st April 2021, all NHS organisations will be part of an Integrated Care System.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated NHS Workforce Alliance website at workforcealliance.nhs.uk. 

A new Clinical and Healthcare Staffing framework offered by the NHS Workforce Alliance has launched. The framework is an expansion of the Collaborative Procurement Partnership (CPP) National Clinical Staffing and Crown commercial Service Multidisciplinary Temporary Healthcare Personnel frameworks which are due to expire in February 2021.

Taking place on Thursday 12^th November from 2.30 to 3.40pm the webinar will feature discussion on the immigration points system, visa policy and Brexit and other issues affecting international recruitment.

Following the announcement of £29 million of funding to support trusts with international recruitment, over 100 people attended the first NHS Workforce Alliance International Recruitment webinar on 1 October. Feedback has been really positive, and places are filling fast for the second webinar in this Autumn Series.

The NHS Commercial Alliance, a partnership between the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub and NHS Commercial Solutions, is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) as part of an innovative project to deliver the first national collaborative procurement of double-crewed ambulances. 

We have recently issued extensions on two frameworks for the NHS Workforce Alliance – Non-Clinical, and Flexible Resource Pool. Both frameworks are now extended to July 2023.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have announced £29m of funding to support trusts with international recruitment. NHS Workforce Alliance are hosting a series of three webinars. 

NHS Workforce Alliance has now moved our previously scheduled events online and will be delivering a series of three free webinars over the Autumn.

The Workforce Alliance is pleased to announce that the framework rates for Flexible Resource Pool - Staff Bank have been substantially reduced.

The NHS is currently facing a crisis which is having a substantial impact on staffing. 

We have provided a quick summary of the advantages of using framework agencies during the current COVID-19 response. 

The Hub, as well as our member trusts, have been inundated with offers from suppliers in support of the COVID-19 response.

In response to the coronavirus scenario, NHS Procurement in Partnership (NHS PiP) has added COVID-19 and Chest/Lung categories to the Health and Social Care Apps Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) and are now seeking suitable suppliers.

The Hub is committed to supporting our customers throughout the COVID-19 situation.

The StoMap Programme's Ostomate Survey report is now available.

We're pleased to announce the launch of the first framework in our Integrated Care category: Wound Imaging Solutions. 

With Brexit set to happen this week, it is still unclear on how the procurement process for the NHS and other publicly funded entities will be affected.

The Hub's Teleradiology Reporting framework allows trusts to access trained specialists during times of high demand or low staffing levels.