1 May 2019 - After lengthy negotiations and a court battle, NHS England has reached agreement with three drug companies to supply drugs to eliminate hepatitis C.

The procurement, said to be the largest ever negotiated by the NHS, was complex because it set out to acquire treatments on the best possible terms for the NHS while avoiding the “winner takes all” approach based simply on price. 

The aim was to provide certainty so that the companies could plan several years ahead.

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