Steve Graham

eProcurement Lead
UK Department of Health

Steve Graham leads on NHS eProcurement policy at the Department of Health in England. He developed a new NHS eProcurement Strategy for the English National Health Service, which was published by the Department of Health in May 2014, and now leads a small team focused on delivery of the strategy. He previously led the Innovative Technology Adoption Procurement Programme for the Department of Health, which focused on increasing the adoption of medical technologies to improve patient outcomes whilst reducing costs. The Programme was transferred to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Steve has significant private sector experience, with several years in manufacturing industry in his early career, as well as Commercial Director for a division of a European pharmaceutical wholesaler, where he managed a national sales force selling medical consumables to the health sector; and as Director of Public Sector Business for an innovative supply chain finance solution provider.

As an MCIPS-qualified procurement professional, Steve has led national, regional and local procurement teams in the NHS, and has set up and managed several regional NHS procurement organisations. He has managed warehousing and distribution operations, and led the procurement of complex medical technologies and services, particularly in the cardiac and disability sectors.

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18th November – Driving Value Throughout The Business

Saturday, June 11th, 2016

14:10 CASE STUDY: What are the implications of eProcurement strategies for medical device manufacturers?

In this innovative and interactive format, spend 20 minutes hearing a best practice case study before being challenged to find solutions to some of the most prevalent challenges in the medical device supply chain industry. Engage in small interactive roundtable discussions before each group presents its conclusions back to the audience. Take away different approaches to key challenges from your fellow industry peers.

Discussion points:

The adoption of global standards by hospitals and their suppliers
Benefits for patients and taxpayers
Achieving interoperability between hospital and supplier systems
Supporting national infrastructure and services
Spend analysis and price benchmarking

15:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to overcome the hurdles of managing complex regulatory requirements

Moderated by:
Jenny Gough, GS1 Specialist, Supply Chain Management, Mölnlycke Health Care

Discussion points:

With medical device manufacturers operating in highly sensitive, strictly regulated markets, hear how internationalisation opens manufacturers up to new risks and increasing costs of compliance
How to navigate the complex regulatory landscape to improve inbound operational efficiencies and reduce costs while finding more efficient ways to get products to market
Assess the impact of regulatory constraints in both domestic and emerging markets.

16:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Collaborating with suppliers and value chain partners to identify additional sources of innovation and value creation

Discussion points:

Overcoming the lack of customer focus in the medical device supply chain – why does the disconnect exist and how to we work together to challenge this
Leveraging better internal integration to deliver increased transportation collaboration and eliminate unnecessary costs in the manufacturer/ supplier relationship
Improving internal collaboration through increased visibility of cross-functional collaboration and performance metrics/KPIs