DHL to Man NHS Supply Chain
– By Pushpa Sathish, Staff Writer
DHL Logistics is doing its bit to aid the efforts of the English National Health Service (NHS), a unit of the UK Government’s Department of Health. According to a 10-year, 1.6 billion GBP deal inked by the two organizations, the logistics firm will manage and run the NHS Supply Chain, a subsidiary of the NHS Business Services Authority, and take care of all procurement and logistics aspects for 500,000 products to be transported between 600 hospitals and healthcare providers in England. The move will provide NHS Trusts access to innovative, high-quality products, besides creating more than 1,000 new jobs. While DHL is more than happy with the monetary arrangements, NHS is pleased that it can dedicate more of its resources to patient care. Shipping Line reports:
The range of products NHS Supply Chain will manage encompasses a wide range of goods including key supplier and maintenance contracts, food, bed linen, office equipment, stationery, cleaning products, patient clothing, medical and surgical equipment (such as operating theatre equipment and machinery) dressings and provisions.
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