Written question asked by Alison Seabeck (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 March 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 April 2013. It was answered by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Monday, 22 April 2013 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Health Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that patient groups are involved in the design of the procurement tenders by NHS trusts.
[150696]
- Answer
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The NHS Standards of Procurement which were published in May 2012, and are due to be refreshed in May 2013, were issued as guidance for trusts on how to improve their procurement performance. One of the Standard's includes the development of ‘user groups’ for clinical goods and services, which should in some cases include patient representation. It is the individual trusts that will decide when and under what circumstances this is appropriate and how to involve patient groups.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 150696; 561 c742W
- Session
- 2012-13
- Subjects
- Health services Patients
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