NHS Supply Chain recognises it needs to provide a better service to trusts, and increase trusts’ use of NHS Supply Chain, and has a programme of planned improvements that aim to transform and modernise the business.17 However, NHS Supply Chain considers that it needs NHSE’s support for this to be successful. NHS Supply Chain requested a £252 million revenue budget for 2023–24 to operate the organisation and implement its transformation projects for the year. NHSE did not approve the full amou...

NHS Supply Chain recognises it needs to provide a better service to trusts, and increase trusts’ use of NHS Supply Chain, and has a programme of planned improvements that aim to transform and modernise the business.17 However, NHS Supply Chain considers that it needs NHSE’s support for this to be successful. NHS Supply Chain requested a £252 million revenue budget for 2023–24 to operate the organisation and implement its transformation projects for the year. NHSE did not approve the full amount requested but instead provided £240 million. We asked NHSE why it did not give NHS Supply Chain the full amount of funding requested. NHSE initially a Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: accepted Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Winter 2024 2.2 The subsidiary company model provides NHSE with a proportionate level of oversight. There are a number of ways in which NHSE provides challenge and support to th