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Vol 31 - No 06 - September 2005 National events : FORTHCOMING SEMINARS - Operations Management in the Health Care Supply Chain The cost of providing fast, reliable health care is always an emotive issue, but it has been brought to the fore again via the Gershon report, which is challenging the established Health Care Supply Chain. As a precursor to more specific events that look at how operations management can help practitioners make best use of additional funding to improve patient care and enhance the working lives of Health Care Professionals, this half day seminar looks at how four different organisations have responded to Supply Chain and Operational challenges, the lessons learnt and their plans for the future. Presentations include: The challenges of ‘Named Patient’ supply Natalie Douglas, Director and Karen Jessep, Supply Chain Manager, IDIS Pharma Leaning Pharma Operations Perry Downs, Operations Director, Generics and Ian Ashley, Practice Head - Process Design, Unipart Solutions Practice Implementing Kitting/Procedure Packs Amanda Hollands, Service Improvement Manager, Hitchingbrook Hospital NHST rust Freeing front line resource in BUPA Paul Hendrick, BUPA and Derek Thomason,formerly Managing Director, Miebach Logistics. Page number: 10 Word count: 160 Related Topics: Supply chain