Another bungled operation in the NHS
13 September 2012
The collapse of its recruitment campaign for a new purchasing head has left the NHS in turmoil - and some searching questions for the Department of Health to answer. David Arminas reports
Alack of suitable applicants has stalled the search for the new head of the Department of Health’s (DoH) proposed 50-strong purchasing department.
Or so we are told.
No fewer than 70 people applied and it is within the realms of possibility that the right person wasn’t found.
But government ministers, procurement professionals and the tax-paying...