With thanks to Dr Mary Guy (Lancaster University) for the invitation to speak at her innovative ‘Health in Europe - Virtual Discussion Forum’, below is the recording of my presentation on the treatment of healthcare procurement as a service of general economic interest. The slides are also available.
The presentation explores the case study of the English NHS Supply Chain (for a detailed account of how it works, please see here). However, broader issues of potential relevance in EU jurisdictions considering ways of reforming (and centralising) healthcare procurement are also explored.
This is work in progress for me, so comments most welcome: a.sanchez-graells@bristol.ac.uk.
As a side note, it is worth stressing that NHS Supply Chain is currently under fire due to its failure to react properly to the PPE challenges derived from the COVID-19 crisis after a scathing National Audit Office report (on which you can watch some comments here).
