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UniChem managing hospital debt
From Mr M. Stephenson
I am responding on behalf of UniChem to Steve Dunn’s comments in
the PJ (20 August, p216) regarding hospital
finances.
Historically, debt from hospitals has been an issue for wholesalers and
there can be no doubt that certain NHS trusts are encountering difficulties
with financial management. UniChem has taken proactive action to improve
this situation by working closely with its hospital pharmacy customers,
monitoring their individual financial status and assisting with cost management.
In doing so, we are successfully managing hospital debt control and are
not experiencing the same difficulties that we have encountered in the
past.
It is certainly the case that many hospital pharmacies have yet to switch
to web-based order management systems and this is another area where UniChem
is proactively seeking improvement. We have been working in collaboration
with the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency to endorse the pilot of the NHS
messaging service, a single portal which will facilitate electronic trading
between hospitals and suppliers. Our hope is that this pilot will lead
to a more efficient way of working and improve cost control within the
hospital arena. UniChem’s intention is to support its hospital pharmacy
customers in every way possible to ensure that they can provide a high
quality service to the patient.
Mark Stephenson
Marketing Director
UniChem |
The
Pharmaceutical Journal