HealthTrust Europe, a trusted procurement organisation and supply chain partner for healthcare providers, has announced the appointment of Gary Welch as its new Chief Executive Officer. Gary will officially join the business in February 2024. Gary has nearly 20 years of experience in health and social care and will be joining HealthTrust Europe from Oxford University Foundation […]
Read MoreEmployees from the leading healthcare business HealthTrust Europe, which is based in Edgbaston, have raised over £2,700 for the Miscarriage Association from embarking on an ambitious sponsored walk in the Peak District. The walk aimed to raise funds for the crucial support the Miscarriage Association provides to individuals and families affected by the loss of […]
Read MoreNHS England’s Clinical Waste Strategy, launched in March 2023, sets ambitious targets to improve how the health service plans to manage and dispose of waste by 2030. Wrapped into this strategy include other targets for managing the 156,000 tonnes of clinical waste created per year, including reducing the net cost of clinical waste management by […]
Read MoreThe challenges of Brexit and healthcare staffing shortages continue as the latest NHS staffing level figures (November 2018) reveal a shortfall of 41,722 nursing roles, alongside wider doctor and allied health professional vacancies. The Cavendish Coalition, an alliance of 36 health and social care organisations, estimates that as many as 51,000 nursing staff will be […]
Read MorePressure on vital pathology services is mounting as populations age, chronic conditions increase in frequency and services become constrained by staff shortages. Against this backdrop, outsourced services must evolve to meet the needs of an increasingly challenging diagnostics landscape. In its latest survey, Meeting Pathology Demand – Histopathology Workforce Census 2018, the Royal College of […]
Read MoreThere are several misconceptions surrounding the provision of legal services to the healthcare sector. To help clear up some of the confusion we spoke with Jonathan Hayden from Browne Jacobson LLP, and Jane Strobel from Capsticks Solicitors LLP, two of the suppliers under our Legal Services framework, plus our own internal legal team. Misconception 1: […]
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that HealthTrust Europe (HTE) has entered into a partnership agreement with Pagero Group to provide PEPPOL services and Catalogue solutions via HTE’s subsidiary company, Catalog360. Catalog360 is an eCommerce platform that centralises the procurement of healthcare products and services using an intuitive web and cloud-based system. Catalog360’s decision to partner […]
Read MoreAs the Brexit deadline day approaches and the UK prepares to transition out of the European Union from 1st January 2021, HealthTrust Europe is working to ensure that the best possible care will be delivered for our customers. In order to do this, we are preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, or a […]
Read MoreAfter a tumultuous few years following the UK’s decision to exit the European Union in 2016, the agreed departure is in its concluding stages. The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill has now passed in both the House of Commons and House of Lords and, having now received Royal Assent, is law. The European Parliament has also […]
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