Staffordshire, Shropshire & Black Country Newborn & Maternity Network Equipment Group – 10 th September 2012

1. Staffordshire, Shropshire & BlackCountry Newborn & Maternity NetworkEquipment Group – 10th September 2012Procurement Benchmarking Neil Simmonds – Head of Purchasing Craig Stephens – Senior Category Manager Gloria Bird – Purchasing Assistant

2. Introduction • Close working between Procurement and neonatal team to standardise/rationalise and identify cost & efficiency savings. • Maximised the opportunities across the local product portfolio • Limited benchmarking and unclear of the wider collaborative agenda • Identified top spend categories • Agreed with network lead 11 product groups • Captured spend data from Procurement departments across the network

3. Progress

4. Next Steps • Network clinical engagement • Review categories • Identify opportunities/priorities – standardisation, best clinical practice • Liaise with local Procurement teams • Procurement engagement • Validate data • Existing contracts –what commitments and when • Supply routes – local preferences and storage • Resources • Engage the market