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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust Experiences in Implementing eSourcing Navdeep Boparai and Steve Williams NHS LPP Member Event. Category Management at RBH Current Procurement Management Team – Category Managers, interim Process – Manual, mixed methods
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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust Experiences in Implementing eSourcing Navdeep Boparai and Steve Williams NHS LPP Member Event
Category Management at RBH • Current Procurement Management • Team – Category Managers, interim • Process – Manual, mixed methods • Tools – Shared drive, email/paper, excel evaluations • Why eSourcing • Local requirement • Stakeholder management • eEnablement Journey - “Better value, • Better care”, LPP engagement
Why was the Due North system selected? • LPP Project – Trust fell in line • FREE • Simple & Relatively intuitive user interface • Project Management approach to workflows • Due North support model • LPP as Parent Host • Portal design
RBH approach to setup and implementation • Limit stakeholder input • Obtain “Best Practice” - reduce variations on theme • Standardise • Documentation • Process • System Implementation • Staged familiarisation - Contract Monitor function for work-planning • Live Test • Roll-out to CM • Roll out to Stakeholders (clinicians)
Challenges to setup and implementation • Getting started • “Blank Canvas” analogy • Create mandatory steps • Add organisation requirement • Restriction of sharing step templates
Future developments • Cost evaluation module? • Import/export embedded excel worksheets • Tender responses, evaluate ‘offline’ • Flag & export products (catalogues into PO system) • Project management functionality • Amend dates • Improve template sharing facilities • Reporting access • Access - administrator only • Hierarchy – sub-folder/user