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<title>Economic Policy and Offshoring</title>
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<description>SSU was commissioned by UNISON Northern to prepare a detailed report on a PPD/KPMG proposal to outsource and offshore prescription processing. This comprehensive report examines value for money, risk assessment, insourcing trends, public cost analysis and other issues. A decision to outsource was expected in November 2006 but has been postponed indefinetly following intervention by the Health Minister.</description>
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<dc:creator>Dexter Whitfield</dc:creator>
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