NWSSP Procurement Services celebrate outstanding success at GO Wales procurement awards
GO Awards Wales celebrate and provides the opportunity to showcase the innovations, initiatives and advancements that make Wales a world leader in smart and effective public procurement. The Awards play a fundamental role in raising the profile of procurement and improving best practice and setting future benchmarks for the profession.
The award for Contract and Supplier Management was won by Rowena Thomas of Supply Chain Logistics Transport (SCLT), North Wales, for her positive ‘can do’ attitude, enthusiasm, professionalism, knowledge, expertise, compassionate leadership style and her commitment to make a difference within NHS Wales and to ultimately support the Welsh Health Boards and Trust to improve the quality of patient care.
The award for Procurement Delivery to the NWSSP Cancer Services Procurement Team and Velindre University for procuring an Integrated Radiotherapy Solution (IRS), which will act as a catalyst to enable improvements and modernisation in the delivery of radiotherapy services to patients across South East Wales. Whilst the NWSSP Cardiff and Vale Integrated Partnership won in the same category for establishing an All-Wales Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) Programme, the first of its kind worldwide, which delivered a coordinated programme pan Wales, world class minimally invasive robotic assisted surgical service, which will ultimately replace current techniques of both open and laparoscopic surgery.
The Social Value award was also won by the NWSSP Cardiff and Vale Integrated Partnership for displacing single-use medical textiles with more effective zero-carbon zero-waste targeted circular solutions. The Partnership also won Procurement Team of the Year and the Overall Go Excellence Award for demonstrating initiative, teamwork, creativity, and leadership to be a positive force for change and improvement in the procurement function and create awareness of the profession.
Individual success was also achieved with Procurement and Heath Courier Services Director Jonathan Irvine awarded Individual of the Year, with Programme Director Mark Roscrow being awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award.
A fantastic evening for Procurement Services and testament to the hard work, dedication, and professionalism of the division over the past twelve months.
Jonathan Irvine;
“I am delighted with the performance of the entire Procurement Services Division across all categories. This success demonstrates the overall capability and effectiveness of our operations which continues to provide critical support to frontline healthcare services across Wales. These awards reflect the commitment and dedication of our staff who work in partnership with stakeholders to develop and deliver cutting edge technology and vital procurement and logistical support into NHS Wales.”
Mark Roscrow;
“I was both surprised and shocked to receive this award. I am extremely grateful to BIP and the team for the presentation at the Go awards evening. As those of us who work in Procurement are aware much of what we achieve is about collaboration and teamwork, and I am fortunate to have worked with some fantastic people throughout my career and anything I might have achieved would not have been possible without all the great work these people have done. Thank you to all.”
“It was for me a great ending to a fantastic evening for NWSSP Procurement and Supply Chain colleagues who captured a number of the awards which is testimony to the great work that’s being done across the organisation at both a team and individual level.”