About

Health is a responsibility devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government. There have been a number of recent changes to the organisational structure of NHS Wales, designed to provide a far more responsive, patient-centred service; the ongoing changes to procurement within the NHS in Wales will be the main focus of this event.

Why attend?

	Hear from some of the leading figures who are central to the delivery of the service and who are helping to shape the future structure and approach to public procurement within Wales
	Hear first hand from the Director of Welsh Health Supplies
	Gain an illuminating insight into the exciting work being undertaken through Value Wales
	As the focus on wider cross-sector collaboration gathers pace, there will also be an opportunity to hear about the implementation of Shared Services, and some of the exciting projects that are beginning to emerge from the restructuring. These include a major project looking at collaboration on sourcing across NHS Wales, and the central role of information in this work
	Understand how activity previously undertaken through one of the 22 Local Health Boards is now being incorporated into work at a local level
	Learn how NHS Wales is developing its electronic procurement processes, and how this work applies to the Procure to Pay process, not only within NHS Wales but also within the wider Welsh public sector
	Look at how sustainable development is being embedded into the procurement process and how this will become ever more important as the public sector considers the reduction of its carbon footprint, and the contribution suppliers can make
	Learn how the Welsh Assembly Government Department of Economy and Transport proposes to support Welsh-based suppliers in the future
	Put your questions to a panel of high-profile speakers
	Network with senior colleagues from industry and commerce in an informal setting