The 10th Annual PASA Health & Aged Care Procurement Conference

The 10th Annual PASA Health & Aged Care Procurement Conference brings together the largest gathering in the country of health sector and aged care sector procurement leaders and their teams. Offering real-time case studies of how others are tackling the very same challenges that you face, more than 300 attendees are expected to register.

With the national debate on health and aged care affordability and caring for an ageing population still without easy answers, procurement is in the front line. With a significantly ageing population, how to make health care in both Australia and New Zealand affordable in both the short term and the long term is the key challenge facing procurement in the health and aged care sector in 2025–26.

Exacerbating this core challenge is the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; a cost-of-living crisis; environmental, social and governance demands; budget constraints; ongoing supply chain stresses; skills shortages; plus, the lasting effects of the aged care Royal Commission demanding higher standards. So, what is procurement’s role, when we cannot just ‘save’ our way to success?

Speakers include: Dr Stephanie Allen, Senior Partner, Healthcare, Kearney; Dr Alice McGushin, Assistant Director — National Health, Sustainability and Climate Unit, Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing; Rachel Hart, Commercial Director, Supplier Partnerships and Sustainability, Nexus Hospitals; and Chris Heptinstall, Head of Procurement, Uniting Care NSW.