March 2025 Newsletter

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🔦 March's Masterclass Spotlight 🔦

Understanding Health Inequalities

Thursday 6 March 13:00 – 14:30

Do You Understand Core20PLUS5 and Its Role in General Practice?
Health inequalities remain a pressing issue in healthcare. But do you know how Core20PLUS5 is being implemented and what it means for your practice?

This comprehensive session is designed to equip your PCN or practice with the knowledge and tools to lead the charge in reducing health inequalities in your community.

What You’ll Gain:
• A Clear Understanding of Health Inequalities
– Learn what health inequalities are and how they impact patient care.

• A Focus on Inclusion Health and Deprivation
– Explore strategies to address areas of patient deprivation and inclusion health, alongside the 5 clinical priority areas set by NHSE.

• Insights into Health Inequalities in General Practice
– Understand the practical application of health inequalities frameworks within general practice settings.

• Real-World Case Studies
– Discover successful initiatives from across the country to inspire and guide your efforts.

Why Attend?

  • Gain actionable knowledge to address health disparities in your patient population.
  • Learn how to align your practice with Core20PLUS5 goals and the NHSE agenda.
  • Lead your PCN or practice in creating meaningful, measurable change.
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Master the Art of Winning NHS Tenders and Contracts

Wednesday 19 March 13:00 – 14:30

Navigating NHS tenders and contracts can feel overwhelming, but with the right guidance, you can turn your bids into winning proposals.

Designed for healthcare professionals and organisations, this masterclass will provide the tools, strategies, and confidence you need to secure NHS tenders and contracts.

What You’ll Learn:
• Know When to Bid – Or Not
– Understand the key factors to consider before investing time and resources into a tender.

• Meet Mandatory Requirements
– Learn how to ensure your bid ticks all the essential boxes and meets NHS standards.

• Write Winning Bids and Business Cases
– Get expert tips on crafting compelling bids that stand out from the competition.

• Practice Answering Bid Questions
– Gain hands-on experience in responding to bid questions with clarity and precision.

• Submitting Your Winning Bid
– Master the process of submitting bids that are polished and professional.

• Leverage Post-Tender Feedback
– Learn how to use feedback from previous tenders to continuously improve your approach.

Why Attend?
This masterclass will help you:

  • Navigate the NHS tendering process with confidence.
  • Write bids that resonate with evaluators and increase your success rate.
  • Save time and resources by focusing on bids that align with your organisation’s strengths.
  • Turn feedback into actionable insights for future success.
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The Procurement Act 2023: A New Era of Transparency and Efficiency in Public Procurement

The Procurement Act 2023 is set to change public sector procurement for the better. It introduces reforms aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and efficiency. This is especially important for healthcare, including NHS bidding, and should make it easier for companies to navigate the process.

Key Changes:

  • Better Transparency: The Act creates clearer procurement processes, allowing everyone to track decisions and spending.
  • Stronger Oversight: It ensures better checks and balances to reduce corruption and mismanagement, promoting fairness.
  • Feedback Encouraged: Commissioners must now provide feedback to those who bid.
  • More Digital: The Act pushes for digital platforms to speed up the process and reduce delays.
  • Support for Local Businesses: The Act encourages the growth of local companies and job creation.
  • Focus on Sustainability: It ensures that environmental and social factors are considered when making purchases.

Why It Matters:

This law will improve public procurement and open up new opportunities for businesses. By reducing inefficiencies and focusing on sustainability and local businesses, it aims to build a fairer, more long-term economy.

As professionals in procurement, government, and business, we must adapt to these changes and make the most of the new opportunities the Act brings.

What You Need to Do:

If you use the government’s Find a Tender service, you’ll need to create a new account due to recent updates. This will give you full access to available opportunities: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search

This is the first step, and other benefits will follow as the process moves forward.

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Work With Us

Are you looking for project work and have worked in health and social care?

We are pleased to be looking for more Associates to work on national projects and provide interim support to primary care and social care organisations.

If you have experience working in primary or social care, we would love to hear from you and have a chat with you about how you can support us with our growing portfolio of work in these sectors.

If you are interested, please drop us your CV or a short personal statement to our Operations Manager at claire@dkjsupportservices.co.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you 😊

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