A critical supplier goes into administration. There are only eight weeks of stock left, yet it will take nine months to switch to a new supplier. What would you do? In this episode, we hear how the NHS Supply Chain's head of supply chain resilience, Tom Brailsford, and his team responded to ensure hospitals and healthcare providers never ran out of the stock they needed after an essential hand hygiene supplier went bust. Brailsford also explains how the NHS Supply Chain have transitioned to a sophisticated resilience model to ensure that 600,000 healthcare products and services a year make it to the frontline of patient care. Plus, we uncover the "cliff-edge" risks keeping healthcare procurement professionals up at night and how a UK cross-government initiative is helping to map multi-tier supplier risk.

Further reading:

• Find out more about the NHS Supply Chain
• Read the full story on how the NHS Supply Chain navigated supply disruption
• Get more insight into managing risk - watch CIPS Risk & Resilience webinar week 2025 on-demand

We're joined by Nick Nanos, chief supply chain officer and SVP of wholesale at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), an organisation on the frontline of navigating tariffs, labour disruption and complex global logistics. Hear how his team is spearheading change and innovation in practice to become the strategic lever the crown agency now relies on to respond to challenges and consistently deliver value. Nick reflects on the qualities required of procurement and supply chain leaders amidst today's volatility. And, as a member and advocate for both the National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders (NISCL) and CIPS, the role he feels professional bodies play in developing those skills.

Related links:

• Discover more about the National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders (NISCL)
• Find out how you can achieve NISCL-CSCL and MCIPS dual designation and what it can do for you
• About the Liquor Control Board of Ontario

Are we witnessing a "rupture" of the rules-based international order? How have tariffs and geopolitical events played out on the ground? And what does this all mean for procurement and supply chain professionals? CIPS global economist Dr John Glen and Fastmarkets commodities expert Ross Yeo make sense of all the noise.

Related links

• CIPS Pulse results Q4 2025: Procurement professionals sound the alarm for sustained consumer price increases in 2026
• Find out more about commodity-pricing experts Fastmarkets, a CIPS Official Knowledge Partner
• Read Canadian Prime Minister's Mark Carney's full speech at Davos