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Common Catalogue undergoes robust testing
Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) and Melbourne Health have decided to do more system and user acceptance testing before going live with the Common Catalogue next month. Read more.
Collaborative approach to chemotherapy preparation contract a first for Victoria.
In a Victorian first, three regional health services have adopted a cluster sourcing approach led by pharmacists in collaboration with HPV for the purchase of chemotherapy preparations used to treat cancer patients. Read more.
Change of name better reflects customer base
HPV has recently changed the naming reference for health services not mandated to participate in HPV collective agreements to encourage greater collaboration and participation in collective procurement across the sector. Read more.
Pallet initiative drives hospital savings
A joint Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV)-Melbourne Health project applying pallet pricing to a range of products used at the hospital has generated around $100,000 in direct savings for health services. Read more.
New compliance guidance helps health services
Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) has developed new guidance notes and a useful tool to support health services in better understanding and fulfilling their reporting requirements within the Health Purchasing Policies (HPPs) for their self-assessment and audit. Read more.
Commitment to customer engagement demonstrated at awards
Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) has cemented its commitment to delivering the best possible customer service to Victorian health services with a Procurement and Supply Australasia (PASA) procurement industry award nomination this month. Read more.
Great response to final supplier forum for 2018
Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) has hosted another successful regional supplier forum with over 70 suppliers and representatives from health services and regional development bodies attending the Grampians Supplier Forum on 1 November in Ballarat. Read more.
HPV support social procurement framework implementation
The Victorian Government is implementing a new Social Procurement Framework to strengthen social and sustainable procurement throughout the state by September 2019, and HPV is actively supporting its roll-out. Read more.
HPV improves password security
Based on feedback from our customers, a number of changes have been implemented to the HPV website to make it easier to retain and recover your password access. Read more.
Listeriosis workshops conclude for 2018
A series of regional workshops jointly hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Food Safety Unit and HPV to help reinforce effective control and management strategies for food-borne listeriosis in healthcare settings has concluded for the year on a high. Read more.
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