title: Bulk purchasing can improve patient outcomes and save time and money.
authors.affiliation: Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK. Paul.Jerram@iow.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jerram
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003363:Cost Control; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000458:organization & administration; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic; D055656:Prescriptions; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D017592:Skin Care / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*