1. Your Requisition Point (Req. Point) is under your name. Click on this to select an alternative if you need to.

2. Click your name to view profile information, user role, and financial limit. You can also view order history, order details, and items for approval.

3. Browse products by selecting 'Products' or use the search bar.

4. The other menu options in the blue navigation bar will navigate you away from the catalogue to our information website.

How to search and browse

This section covers how you can browse for products using either the blue bar or the search bar.

There are two ways you can look for products.

By clicking on 'Products' in the blue bar, you can browse products by eClass categories and the products beneath each of those. Use the chevrons to scroll right for more categories.

Alternatively, use the search bar to enter free text, NPCs, MPCs, GTINs, brand or supplier.

• when searching for an NPC or MPC the whole number must be used

Refining your search

This covers how to navigate the results page. You can find out more about products or show buying options, and refine searches using filters.

Once you’ve typed in a search, for example 'suction catheter', the results will appear in a list.

You’ll see the products available to you, determined by your Trust Administrator, in 'My Catalogue'. Two price variants (including / excluding VAT) are visible. If you wish to expand your research further, you can toggle to 'Full catalogue' to see the full range of products for that search term available from NHS Supply Chain.

Stock rules work the same as today. If you wish to purchase a restricted item, you’ll need to contact the Trust Administrator for your catalogue.

Refine your search:

• ticking the 'Show buying options' in the full catalogue will highlight which products are restricted to purchase at your organisation

• you can also tick 'Show suspended products' if you’d like these to show in your search results

• multiple filters help narrow down your results

• view additional images where available by clicking the chevrons on the image carousel

• multibuy labels highlight products which have discounts for purchasing more than one

• use 'Sort by' options to reorder your search results

Product information

Clicking on a product from the search results page will take you to the product description page.

The breadcrumb trail allows you to navigate up the eClass categories to view other products in that category.

Multibuy pricing show products which have discounts for purchasing more than one.

Easily share the product with colleagues by selecting 'Copy product link' and then paste it into MS Teams or email.

Voting buttons – let us know if the images help your research or purchasing decision so we know areas we need to improve on.

The Product Information section details product attributes, such as Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) regulations, delivery channel, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), electromedical and volumetrics information, and data sheets, where available.

How to compare products

You can compare up to four items at one time. This section explains how to add or remove products from your comparison list.

Easily compare up to four items by selecting 'Add to compare' on your search results screen.

Selected items show on the bar at the bottom. Add and remove products (click on the ‘x’ in the top right corner to remove an item) until you’re happy. Select 'Go to compare' to view them.

You must select at least two products before the 'Go to compare' button is enabled.

This is the best way to compare unit prices, as the compare page details the price per unit when they are sold in boxes of multiple units.

Comparing products

This section shows how to use the product comparison page, a more in-depth view of your selected products.

Here you’ll see a side by side comparison of your chosen products. Scroll down the screen for more information.

If you’ve clicked to 'show buying options' on your initial search, the compare view will show which items are restricted by your organisation.

Restricted items will show as 'unavailable' to all users except Trust Admin, Unrestricted Order Placer and Unrestricted Order and Approve roles. (For these roles, an 'Add to basket' button will show).

For all other products you will have the option to add to basket, as long as the items are in your catalogue.

Use your browser back button to go back to your search results or click into the product for further details.