ABPI Supply Chain Group
Howard Tebby (Pfizer)
Chairman ABPI SCG
PDIG Thursday 10th June 2010
ABPI Supply Chain Group
To identify matters of common concern and
through well established communication
channels e.g. with NHS CMU, seek to minimise
unnecessary disruption to normal business
activities by reducing inefficiencies in NHS
procurement processes through dialogue and
discussion.
ABPI Supply Chain Group
WORKGROUPS
•Homecare Workstream
•Procurement Group
•South West Shortages Project Group
•Northern Ireland Value Group
•Anti-Counterfeiting Expert Network
ABPI Homecare Subgroup
• Reports to ABPI Supply Chain Group
• Share homecare industry knowledge
• Forum for engaging with key industry
stakeholder groups e.g.
– Feedback & input into NHMC meetings
– Represented ABPI at PCEG
– Engaged with DoH, WHS, CSA, SHS, NCHA, NHMC
Auditors, Commissioning Groups, PCT Leads etc
ABPI Homecare Subgroup
• Provided input into National Homecare
Medicines Guidance Document
– Sought to ensure contracts for homecare
provision are not awarded by NHS without
engagement with Pharma
• Support and produce best practice methods
and guidelines
• Chairman: Cherryl Perry (Abbott)
ABPI Procurement Working Group
Collaboration
• Align Industry interests with
evolving Procurement within NHS to include;
• Primary & Secondary Care Pharmaceutical
Procurement within the United Kingdom
– DH &NHS/WHS/CSA/SHS
– Strategies/Procedures/Guidance/Contacts/ Organisational
Changes/Commissioning
ABPI Procurement Working Group
Focus
• Commercial Medicines Unit (DH)
– Commercial Support Units
– Third Party Suppliers – ISPSPs
• Community Pharmacy
• Generic Substitution
• Industry
• Maintain & grow working relationships with the NHS
community and associated supply chain colleagues.
• Understand and initiate best practice
ABPI Procurement Working Group
Development
• Engage and collaborate with colleagues from the home
countries who engage with levels of procurement with
industry manufacturers.
• Support and produce best practice methods and guidelines
• To provide additional support and output to relevant work
streams where we can utilise collaborative networking skills
and knowledge
• Chairman Fiona Smith (Abbott/Solvay)