NHS must think local
January 18, 2011
Matt Oxley reacts to the UK government’s proposed changes to the delivery of healthcare in England.
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Who owns your expertise?
January 18, 2011
Sam Covell raises questions about the risks associated with outsourcing in terms of knowledge, skills and processes.
Dark days in Hull
January 18, 2011
Time for something a little lighter in the magazine – or should that be a little darker?
What’s on your ‘to-be’ list?
January 17, 2011
As Alison Smith spends some time setting her goals for 2011, she asks about the way in which you’d want to achieve yours.
An introduction to procurement
January 14, 2011
Could it be that we are all procurement specialists in the making? Naouel Zenaidi explores the shift in consumers buying habits.
New rules are no remedy
January 13, 2011
Paul Snell reviews the results of the Local Government Association’s recent survey of buyers’ thoughts on the Remedies Directive.
Back to the future
January 12, 2011
Rebecca Ellinor digs through the SM archive to review the millennium predictions for procurement
The buyer’s burden
January 11, 2011
Strong global demand for commodities is pushing up prices for UK buyers, says Lindsay Clark
Fortune will favour the brave CPO
January 10, 2011
The start of 2011 has seen a debate about procurement’s challenges as the combination of austerity drives and economic recovery converge.
Francis Maude’s quango quandary
January 7, 2011
The process of deciding which quangos should stay or go has come in for criticism, and is accused of costing more than it will save
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