Guidance

NHS: resisting cost inflation pressures

How the NHS can take a consistent approach to resist inflationary cost pressures.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 28 March 2014

Applies to England

Documents

Combating inflation: guidance

PDF, 161 KB, 13 pages

Annex 1: zero inflation letter template

MS Word Document, 26 KB

Annex 2: tracking template

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 56.5 KB

Annex 3: zero inflation follow-up letter template

MS Word Document, 23 KB

Annex 4: supplier meeting invitation letter

MS Word Document, 23 KB

Annex 5: supplier meeting agenda template

MS Word Document, 51.5 KB

Annex 6: opportunity analysis template

MS Word Document, 28.5 KB

Annex 7: supplier meeting note template

MS Word Document, 39.5 KB

Annex 8: zero inflation poster

PDF, 400 KB, 1 page

Details

NHS providers are being advised by the Department of Health to resist blanket inflationary price increases from suppliers. 

These documents provide guidance to enable the NHS to take a consistent approach to resisting inflationary pressures as part of a wider programme of initiatives to stabilise non-pay spend.

The guidance document sets out a process for NHS healthcare provider organisations to follow, in order to engage and work with suppliers to find ways of avoiding inflationary costs. Templates for letters and spreadsheets that can be used throughout the process are provided.

The guidance is supported by both Monitor and the Trust Development Authority.

Published 28 March 2014