1. Ian Allen Lead Category Manager DH Commercial Medicines Unit
PDIG Summer 2011
Ian Allen
Lead Category Manager
DH Commercial Medicines Unit

2. Supply Shortages – Solutions and not just excuses!
NHS Perspective -What are the problems for procurement and other NHS staff? How is the NHS reacting to the lack of medicines?

3. Supply Shortages – Solutions and not just excuses!
NHS Perspective -What are the problems for procurement and other NHS staff? How is the NHS reacting to the lack of medicines?

4. Shortages - causes PDIG Family Fortunes
I asked a completely unrepresentative sample of industry representatives ……..

5. What did our sample say? 1 2 3 4 5 Estimated quantities
Changes in product demand profile 3
Lead time 4
A. N. Other going out of stock 5
Production/Supply Chain problems

6. 1.Estimated quantities
Pharmex data

7. 1.Estimated quantities: Px data

8. 1.Estimated quantities Pharmex data
Transition products – newly available generics

9. 1.Estimated quantities: transition products

10. 2. Changes in product demand profile
Number and history of published tenders
eMIT

12. 2. Changes in product demand profile
Number and history of published tenders
eMIT
Pre-tender meetings – PMSG sub-group

14. 3. Lead time
12 weeks
14 d. “off contract claim" period

15. 4. A.N. Other out of stock Ring-fence stock to “contracted” Regions
Dialogue with CMU

16. 5. Production/supply chain problems
SCEP: 33% and 100% products
Risk assessment: worry about the hospital-only products
Role of MHRA
Role of DH MPIG
CMU and supplier performance

17. So, with all of that effort what does the world look like?

18. Problems for NHS staff No of suppliers on Mar 2010 issues return = 33
No of products on Mar 2010 issues return = 121
No of suppliers on Mar 2011 issues return = 36
No of products on Mar 2011 issues return = 216

19. …. or more locally….

20. Risk analysis: incorrectly applied or working?

21. In financial terms (remember this does not include 14d. period)

22. Problems for procurement?