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Stockport Health Authority Springwood House Poplar Grove Stockport SK7 5BY 26 September 2006

Over 65 Scheme - Excellent Opportunity for General Practice

You will have noted form the medical press that the Flu Incentive Scheme negotiated with Stockport Health Authority has been superceded by a National Scheme which will give each practice a B rate (£6.45) vaccination item of service payment for each over 65 vaccinated in the 2000 Flu Campaign. This payment will be received in addition to the profit element receivable by practices who purchase flu vaccines. Hence a practice will receive up to £11.50 per dose!

This payment at present is said to be a one-off for 2000 only, although we would hope similar schemes would be repeated in forthcoming years.

To take full advantage of this excellent scheme practices will obviously need to plan their campaign, identifying their target patients well in advance and commit additional nurse and GP time to the program during the Flu season. 

Flu Consortium Customers should follow this link for current Solvay Information

A Question of Profit - But to WHO??

Stockport LMC has heard on the Grapevine that one or two practices have been offered varying levels of discount by some suppliers in an attempt to match the profit to practice achieved by the LMC Flu Purchase Consortium.

Beware!! - All is not what it appears!

Certain suppliers with a little creative accounting have calculated that they can improve Practice Profitability by the grand sum of 1p per dose. 

However, because their basic price is greater than Solvay's by some 60 - 70p per dose, 1000 vaccinations would increase practice profits by, wait for it, £10.00 whilst increasing NHS prescribing costs by £600 - £700! 

In this world of unified budgets is it really worth gaining that extra £10.00, all it will do is reduce the monies available in other areas.

Please do remember all suppliers have been given a fair and equitable chance to tender for our consortium, and ignore offers by unsuccessful suppliers to undercut / match our arrangements.

Tender Process 2000 Achieves Improved Vaccine Discount!!

Stockport LMC are pleased to announce Solvay Healthcare as Flu Vaccine supplier for 2000.

The tender adjudication criteria was based on the supply of 120,000 units.

Solvay Healthcare, who successfully supplied the consortium during 1999 provided the best tender combination of lowest price per unit at £2.03(plus VAT), proven track record, added value services and greatest profit to a typical practice of almost £5.00 per dose.

Tenders were also received from Medeva, Pasteur Merieux, Smithkline Beecham, and Wyeth.

Stockport LMC are particularly pleased with the outcome of this year's process which has achieved a 7% improvement on last year's unit price of £2.18.

Terms and conditions are similar to last year and will be detailed on this web site in due course.

Practices will be formally advised  across the next 2 weeks either directly or via their LMC and asked to confirm their order - we look forward to your response!

In the meantime, please remember all suppliers have been given a fair and equitable chance to tender for our consortium, any offers by unsuccessful suppliers to undercut / match our arrangements must immediately be reported to Paul Stevens at Stockport LMC. 

Information Relating to 1998/99 LMC Flu Purchase Consortium 

Terms

Payment is due by February of the following year

Sale or Credit

10% of delivered quantity credited against next year's order or cash refund should Solvay Healthcare Ltd be unsuccessful in following year's bidding process

Returning Stock

Pending confirmation by your local represent, you may be credited for up to 10% of your total quantity delivered. Solvay ask you to dispose of these vaccines and give written notice of this, using the "Influvac Destruction" Form found under the Administration section of your pack.

Solvay can only uplift stock in exceptional circumstances. If an uplift has been agreed, it will take up to 4 days to arrange. Please ensure vaccines are refrigerated during this time.

Reserve Stock

Solvay can arrange for additional stock to be placed on reserve. Your reserve stock can be used at any time simply by placing a nominated or next day delivery with the Influvac Customer Care Centre. Please note, if you have placed an order for reserve stock, this will be held for you until November 30th. Stock can only be held after this date by prior arrangement with the Influvac Customer Care Centre.

Minimum Delivery Quantity

Solvay's minimum delivery quantity is 50 doses.

Solvay Contact Telephone Numbers