This appointment is a significant milestone for our team and, more importantly, a huge benefit for our current and future NHS partners. It serves as a powerful endorsement of our commitment to quality, clinical excellence, and providing purposeful partnership to the National Health Service.
What is the NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub?
The NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (CPH) is an NHS-owned organisation dedicated to helping NHS trusts and other public sector bodies make smarter purchasing decisions. Their mission is to ensure that when a trust needs a service, they can access suppliers who have already undergone a rigorous and comprehensive vetting process.
By creating framework agreements, the CPH does the heavy lifting of due diligence. They assess potential suppliers on a wide range of critical criteria, including:
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Clinical Governance and Quality: Ensuring the highest standards of patient care and safety.
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Information Governance and Security: Verifying robust systems to protect sensitive patient data.
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Financial Stability and Compliance: Confirming the supplier is a reliable and sustainable partner.
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Value and Efficiency: Guaranteeing that services are cost-effective and deliver real value to the NHS.
In short, being on a CPH framework signifies that a supplier is pre-approved, trusted, and ready to partner with the NHS.
What this means for Everlight and our NHS partners
Being named an Awarded Supplier is more than just a badge; it is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team. Here’s what this achievement means:
1. A Stamp of NHS Approval:
This status is a formal recognition of Everlight’s high standards. It demonstrates that our teleradiology and specialised reporting services have been meticulously evaluated by the NHS, for the NHS, and have met their exacting requirements for quality, safety, and value.
2. Streamlined Access for NHS Trusts:
For NHS trusts, procuring services can often be a complex and time-consuming process. This framework simplifies everything. Trusts can now partner with Everlight through a compliant, efficient, and pre-competed route, saving them valuable time and administrative resources that can be better spent on patient care.
3. Deepened Partnership with the NHS:
Our motto has always been to work in partnership with the NHS to provide seamless, 24/7 reporting capacity. This framework strengthens that relationship, making it easier than ever for trusts to integrate our services to tackle reporting backlogs, manage out-of-hours demand, and provide their radiologists with vital support.
4. Confidence and Peace of Mind:
When a hospital or trust chooses Everlight via the CPH framework, they do so with the confidence that they are working with a supplier that has been thoroughly vetted and approved. This peace of mind is invaluable when it comes to delivering critical diagnostic services for patients.
We are incredibly proud of this achievement and look forward to strengthening our support for the NHS. This new status will allow us to help more trusts across the country enhance their radiology services, improve turnaround times, and ultimately deliver better outcomes for patients.
To learn more about how Everlight can support your Trust through the Teleradiology and Specialised Reporting Services framework, contact our accounts team today.
