Exend

Exend can be used for Trusts to

• Identify days remaining in their stock holdings across all stock locations
• Spot where stock holding is in excess of current requirements
• Filter the Trust’s inventory against the DHSC shortage list
• Effectively manage high unit cost stock
• Report on
• • Stock lines
  • Stock Value
  • Total Stock
  • Annual / Daily Usage
  • Days remaining

Exend also aggregates the data to provide a strategic view of stock levels to Regional Procurement Specialists and national NHS colleagues. This facilitates movement of stock with regions to help individual trusts navigate specific shortages when necessary.

Within Exend+  Trusts, Health Boards and the NHS are able to:

• Achieve better contract management (via contract variance reporting)
• Streamline ‘off contract’ reclaims processes
• Effectively monitor third party outpatient suppliers
• Interact with NHS medicines contract information
• Deliver Define® like benchmark tools for Procurement covering
  • Data Sources (inpatient / outpatient / homecare)
  • Transaction and Order level data
  • Supplier specific reporting
  • Pack level, brand level and aggregated stock
  • Key performance indicators

The intelligence from these reports can help Trusts achieve their local CIP plans and efficiently manage their contracts and claims.