§ Lord Clement-Jonesasked Her Majesty's Government:
How they plan to maintain the benefits of bulk procurement in the Public Health Laboratory
58WAchunks in contrast to traditional courses. The current course completion rate (on a rolling 12-month basis) is 45.
Service once the network of laboratories fragmented. [HL1424]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)We plan that the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHSPASA) should assume responsibility for bulk procurement during 2003–04, as current contracts are completed. Before these transfers, NHSPASA will be putting in place bulk procurement procedures which will be designed to provide equivalent benefits to the current arrangements for all the National Health Service microbiology laboratories.