Thank you for the FOI enquiry requesting information on:

• product supplies to NHS bodies (logistics), as follows:
  • does NHS have a centralised shipping and logistics operation that distributes products as needed or does each hospital/clinic place orders through regional authorities?
  • does NHS provide storage of surplus product or do distributors?
  • is quality control upon delivery the responsibility of NHS, local health authorities or distributor? This is important because the manufacturer needs to know when the signoff for product delivery takes place.

The request was handled as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. SCCL have provided the following response to the above request, see attached response.