About us

HealthShare Victoria (HSV) was established on 1 January 2021 as an independent public sector and commercially oriented provider of supply chain, procurement and corporate services to partner with Victoria’s public health services and suppliers in delivering best-value health-related goods and services. 

HSV brings together the experience and expertise of Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV) and Melbourne Health Logistics to provide significant benefits for Victoria's public health system, including: 

  • Consistent access to goods:
    • Clearer accountabilities and improved coordination of sourcing and distribution of critical PPE, medical supplies
    • Greater transparency of critical PPE across health system
    • Reduced critical stock distribution inequities at hospitals
  • Substantial savings:
    • Using statewide purchasing and economies of scale to generate savings for health services
  • Improved quality of care:
    • Improving patient outcomes through evidence-based product selection, reduced non-clinically justified variation in product utilisation, and enhanced availability of medical consumables

Announcement by the Minister for Health on 23 September 2020: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/news/transforming-critical-medical-supplies-purchasing-and-distribution.