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 December 2018
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HPV Update  


Advancing safe, affordable and sustainable healthcare


December 2018 


 
HPV Chief Executive Elaine Ko returns

HPV’s Chief Executive Elaine Ko has returned from maternity leave and is working closely with Trudy Hart – who has been acting in the role for the past 12 months – to ensure a smooth transition. Read more

Survey shows increased engagement

More than 200 health service executives and clinical, procurement and non-clinical staff have responded to HPV’s 2018 customer engagement survey. Read more

Common Catalogue testing continues

Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) and Melbourne Health have decided to do more system and user acceptance testing before going live with the Common Catalogue pilot – a key initiative for the sector in 2019. Read more

'Tis the season.... for a reminder about gifts and benefits policies

The festive season is upon us and it’s a great time to acknowledge the efforts of our health sector colleagues. It’s also timely for HPV, health services and health sector suppliers to check internal gifts and benefits policies are being followed. Read more

Keeping across the social procurement framework.

A key focus for HPV in 2019 is to support the implementation of Victoria’s Social Procurement Framework, which aims to strengthen social and sustainable procurement throughout the state. Read more

HPV Natural Gas contract extension

HPV has extended the Natural Gas (>5TJ) contract for a further 12 months, securing the best possible outcome in the current market. Read more

Electronic data interchange benefits for health services

HPV has produced a fact sheet for health services interested in adopting electronic data interchange (EDI) to improve their supply chain. Read more

Sourcing program update

Click for details on all HPV agreements and Invitations to Supply (Tenders)


Taking a break

The team at HPV Update wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday season. We’ll be back with more news in February 2019.

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