"I write to you
to commend you for the format of the reference book and the content. This has
been an invaluable reference point for me, as I have joined the NHS in England,
from Northern Ireland.
"I make regular
reference to the book for address information of colleagues and suppliers e.g.
Will Beck, Stryker UK Ltd, GE Medical Systems, RS components to name but a few.
"I would hope that
this book becomes a regular (updated) item as I and my team make good use of it.
I wish you continued support and success for this publication"
Eugene Cooke, Head of
Procurement (Acting), Royal Berkshire and Battle NHS, 19th June, 2002
"Many thanks for sending
me a further copy of The National NHS Trust
Procurement Directory (Issue 2 - 2002). I work for the Director of
Pathology and often have to contact other neighbouring Trusts and PCT's.
This directory will make my life a lot easier as our current directory is
not only falling apart at the seams through years of use but is also very
much out of date."
Chris Bannister,
PA to Dr Ian Fry,Director of Pathology
"In the past I have used a different directory of which I might add came
to a cost of a £100 per directory, it did not contain the amount of information
you have given in your directory, it wasn't really user friendly, and to my knowledge
was updated only once a year…
"As promised you
sent it out straight away, and I received it the next day"
Diane Dodd, NHS Purchasing
Supply Agency, 10 April 2002
" we would confirm that
we will take the usual advert in the march addition. I noticed on two recent visits,
one to Queen Mary's London and one to Birmingham Heartland's Hospital, that your
2001 addition was on the desks of the Supply office rather ' Dog Eared ' and bound
with tape, certainly proving how well they are used in the NHS. "
Roy Jones,
MD Environmental Hygiene Products Ltd
'"I have found this
directory of particular benefit when looking to contact Trusts in other areas
as well as for referencing supplier details"
Ros Robinson: South Devon
Healthcare NHS Trust
"Thanks
again for your prompt response to my request for the latest catalogue. I find
this free source of information a valuable and handy tool to assist NHS managers
(not just in purchasing) to locate their respective counterparts in other Trusts.
This can only assist cross functional links and benchmarking comparisons."
V. Pross, Queen Elizabeth
Hospital NHS Trust, 11th March, 2002
"The information
is displayed easily for the reader. The directory is divided into two regions,
regional and national, that helps the reader to find the information they require
with ease. The information for individual NHS Trusts is well laid out with useful
contact details of each trust displayed…
"It also displays
a wide range of informative advertising for your readers"
Clarissa Hudson, Department
of Health, 3 September, 2001
"Having had the opportunity to look at this publication, there is no doubt
that it will be an extremely useful tool as we go about our business. I have already
had cause to use the directory in contacting Trusts outside of our main area in
regard to procurement projects of a similar nature to that of our own…
"My colleagues are
of a similar opinion in their appraisal of the Directory"
A Hawkins, University
Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, 4th December, 2001
"You have no idea how
many staff in Trusts throughout the country could use a copy of this as there
are many wasted manhours and phonecalls, let alone frustration, in trying to obtain
information on other Trusts…
"It is extremely
well laid out and the sections make it very easy to quickly find information.
I cannot praise you and your team high enough for your efforts…
"If there were an
equivalent bestsellers list for the NHS you would walk it"
Ian Sturrock, Tayside
University Hospitals Trust, 27th February, 2001
