Get the best from your NHS workforce suppliers to drive improved productivity and efficiency
Working effectively and collaboratively with NHS suppliers is fundamental to the success of any supply chain. Our regional teams have extensive market knowledge and contacts within our entire NHS workforce supplier base – managed through our Supplier Relationship Management programme.
As part of the NHS, we provide our NHS colleagues with supplier relationship management advice at no cost.
Multi-divisional companies, SMEs or specialist workforce suppliers
Whether engaging with large multi-divisional companies, SMEs or specialist workforce suppliers, our regional teams can help with:
- Local workforce supply: select the suppliers with a proven track record in your area
- Workforce specialist supply: meet specialist requirements through our development of small, local and specialist suppliers
- Improved commercial agreements: develop and monitor agreements with your workforce supply base to improve efficiency
- Issue resolution: support with any complex issues
- Compliancy with NHS Employers Check Standards: our Health Assurance Audit process ensures workers provided by our NHS workforce framework suppliers are compliant
- Cost avoidance: support with any unexpected costs from suppliers
“It is the expertise that the Alliance has provided us which has resulted in us improving our own knowledge on insourcing contracts, and consequently improving our processes and governance when assessing the award of an insourcing contract.”
– James Anderson, Head of Clinical Procurement, NNUH NHS Foundation Trust
Get in touch
For workforce supplier relationship management support, we are here to help.
To request agency management advice from one of our specialists, complete the form on our contact page. We respond to all enquiries within 48 hours, often much sooner.
