Jacqui Rock, Chief Commercial Officer at NHS England, will invite NHS finance and procurement colleagues to hear more about the next evolution of the commercial service offer for the NHS – the Central Commercial Function (CCF).
Jacqui Rock will discuss the benefits the CCF will bring to commercial and finance teams in the NHS, including significant potential savings via better data insights through Atamis and the Spend Comparison Service (SCS); attracting and retaining commercial talent; deep dives into areas of category spend and developing category strategies; the development of an NHS commercial strategy and ICS commercial strategies.
Launched in July 2022, the CCF aims to build a world class commercial community in the NHS, which will help unlock significant commercial opportunities for the NHS (including leveraging NHS buying power where appropriate), deliver value for money for the taxpayer, ensure clinicians have the right products and services they need, and tackle some of our commercial challenges such as supplier resilience.