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25/01/21

KFM are shortlisted for the Health Service Journal Awards

KFM is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Health Service Journal Award for Procurement Project of the Year.

We have been recognised for providing a re-engineered Enhanced Supply Chain Service to King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which released valuable clinical time to focus on patient care and provided better value for money.

You can read the full story here.
25/01/21

Pandemic puts NHS and Armed Forces partnership into the spotlight

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the biggest challenges the NHS has ever had to face, and the partnership between the Armed Forces and the NHS has been highlighted.

Many NHS staff have been redeployed to work on COVID-19-related roles. Gavin Jones, a veteran who now works as Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance at KFM (owned by Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust), shared his experiences about being asked to take on a different role and work in supply chain management and logistics, ensuring PPE was distributed accordingly.

Before joining the NHS, Gavin undertook a work placement at an NHS organisation, as part of the Step into health programme. The programme aims to highlight the many transferable skills Armed Forces personnel can bring to roles and also encourage NHS organisations to publicly commit to supporting the recruitment of members of the Armed Forces Community into the NHS.

Gavin attributes his Armed Forces background to being able to carry out the task to a high standard and being able to perform well under immense pressure. He served for 24 years in the Royal Logistic Corps, taking part in deployments to the former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His last role was as a Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer.

Gavin said: “I feel that my experiences of having served a career in the British Army made it straightforward to quickly switch to a different role that supported the defence against COVID-19. The two key strengths I utilised were regular and comprehensive two-way communications, with a foundation based on great stakeholder relationships and robust, but simple, planning.”


This is a shortened version of an article first published in Forces News.

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14/09/20

KFM harnesses new technology to help clinicians spend more time with patients

We are proud to announce that on Monday 14th September, Microsoft released an article on their UK News Centre about how our use of technology enables real-time supply chain collaboration benefitting our clinical colleagues and patients at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The article features Andy Lockwood, KFM Managing Director, who also spoke about the 'challenging situation' the Trust has faced in response to COVID-19:

“We weren’t expecting to test out Dynamics 365 in such a challenging situation so quickly,” Lockwood said.

KFM was able to use Dynamics 365 to quickly set-up and place orders with existing and new suppliers, rapidly switching from one or two suppliers to sourcing from a wide range of suppliers in a short space of time due to the urgency of the situation.

You can read the full story here.

Click here to read more about how KFM has made improvements to the King’s supply chain.
28/07/20

New Renal Dialysis unit at the Tessa Jowell Health Centre

The KFM Renal Technicians played a key role in the design, planning and setting up of the renal dialysis unit at the new Tessa Jowell Health Centre. The dialysis unit provides state of the art facilities for renal patients which opened in June 2020.

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23/04/20

KFM's Director of Technology & Innovation, Denis Lafitte discusses the power of Technology in the Healthcare market

Denis Lafitte joined KFM in December 2019 as the Director of Technology & Innovation, bringing along with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Healthcare IT and Digital Transformation.

In an interview with McLean Partnership, Denis speaks about the impact that Technology has on the Healthcare industry, with a particular focus on how technology can help with supply chains.

To read the full interview, click here.