NHSE has been weak in its oversight and support of NHS Supply Chain. Both the Department and NHSE failed to validate the cumulative £3.3 billion savings claimed by NHS Supply Chain, instead, they relied on NHS Supply Chain to make these checks – effectively marking its own homework. This undermines the confidence we can have in these reported savings. NHSE has not given NHS Supply Chain the full financial support NHS Supply Chain considers it needs to transform and modernise its business. For...

NHSE has been weak in its oversight and support of NHS Supply Chain. Both the Department and NHSE failed to validate the cumulative £3.3 billion savings claimed by NHS Supply Chain, instead, they relied on NHS Supply Chain to make these checks – effectively marking its own homework. This undermines the confidence we can have in these reported savings. NHSE has not given NHS Supply Chain the full financial support NHS Supply Chain considers it needs to transform and modernise its business. For 2023–24, NHS Supply Chain requested a £252 million revenue budget to operate the organisation and implement its transformation projects for the year. NH Type: recommendation | Number: 2 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. oversight. There are a number of ways in which NHSE provides challenge and support to the company to effectively hold it to account and support it to deliver its objectives. Importantly, there is an annual