NHS Supply Chain is also trying to improve its procurement route known as eDirect, which has had well-known problems since 2018. Some £1.5 billion of orders came through this channel in 2022–23.29 NHS Supply Chain acknowledged that from a trust’s perspective, while eDirect is working as it was designed, it is no longer what is needed to match the technology in some hospitals. NHS Supply Chain will therefore have to modernise at the same pace as NHS trusts are modernising their technology.30 N...

NHS Supply Chain is also trying to improve its procurement route known as eDirect, which has had well-known problems since 2018. Some £1.5 billion of orders came through this channel in 2022–23.29 NHS Supply Chain acknowledged that from a trust’s perspective, while eDirect is working as it was designed, it is no longer what is needed to match the technology in some hospitals. NHS Supply Chain will therefore have to modernise at the same pace as NHS trusts are modernising their technology.30 NHS Supply Chain reported that, over the period from June 2022 to March 2023, on average more than one quarter (26.9%) of orders made through eDirect were Type: conclusion | Number: 18 | Response status: accepted Government response: 5.1 The government agrees with Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Winter 2024 5.2 NHS SC has been developing a variety of inputs required to deliver the modernisation programme. These will be brought together for submission of the business case by