We spoke with Shahed Nazir, Assistant Director for Procurement at Bradford Teaching Hospital, about how Mediq’s tailored approach supports day-to-day supply across the trust.

Bradford Teaching Hospital is an older Victorian hospital with very limited space for stock. When the hospital was built, no one anticipated the volume of consumables now required to run modern services. Storing pallet‑sized deliveries centrally and moving them on to wards puts extra pressure on already busy teams.

The Trust has more than 200 requisition points spread across wards and clinics. Each area needs regular, reliable deliveries of everyday consumables. Managing this volume of small, frequent orders internally can be time‑consuming and resource‑intensive for the procurement and supplies teams.

Like many NHS organisations, Bradford Teaching Hospital has had to manage periods of national supply disruption, particularly during the Covid‑19 pandemic. Ensuring continuous access to critical items such as PPE, without resorting to costly emergency purchases, is a constant challenge. The trust needs supplier relationships that remain reliable even when the wider system is under pressure.

Mediq provides a service that is tailored to Bradford Teaching Hospitals’ specific layout and storage constraints. Instead of sending large, pallet‑sized deliveries to a central store, our teams break down consignments into smaller, ward‑ready quantities. Everyday consumables are delivered directly to where they are needed, helping the trust make best use of the limited space available on site.

We support more than 200 requisition points across the hospital, delivering directly to wards and clinics. Mediq staff are on site six days a week, and each ward receives at least one delivery a week. This approach takes on much of the internal distribution work, reducing the burden on procurement and supplies teams and freeing staff to focus on other priorities.

Our relationship with Bradford Teaching Hospitals is built on consistent day‑to‑day performance and responsiveness when things become challenging. During the Covid‑19 pandemic, the trust was able to lean on Mediq for PPE at a time of national disruption, avoiding the need for major emergency purchases. Regular on‑site liaison, clear escalation routes and close collaboration help keep supply flowing, even when the wider system is under pressure.