About Health £90,000 contract

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Totally PLC

17 March 2017

 

17 March 2017

Totally plc ("Totally", "the Company" or the "Group")

About Health £90,000 contract with NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group to provide dermatology services

Totally plc (AIM:TLY), the provider of a range of out-of-hospital services to the healthcare sector in the UK, announces a 'sustainability partner' agreement for a  £90,000 six-month contract ("the Contract") with NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group ("the CCG"), through its subsidiary About Health Limited ("About Health"), a community based dermatology services company and provider of Referral Management Services under contract to the NHS since 2009. Under the Contract, which commences 1 April 2017, About Health will provide Community Dermatology Services to the CCG.

Wendy Lawrence, CEO of Totally, said, "We are pleased to be working with NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG on provision of community dermatology services. About Health already work with nearby East Lancashire CCG to provide a similar service, and this new Contract will provide stability as the CCG reviews its long-term arrangements for community dermatology services in accordance with the regulatory context within which it works.

"The continued success of About Health since we acquired the business as part of our buy-and-build strategy is a clear demonstration that it's regarded to be a market leader in community based dermatology services.  We look forward to updating the market further on the progress being made across the Group as our subsidiaries target new contracts with the NHS, providing care to patients in local communities to prevent avoidable hospital admissions."

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Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive Bob Holt, Chairman
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Notes to Editors

Totally plc is focused on becoming a leading UK provider of out of hospital care in community settings, GP surgeries and patients' homes, from diagnosis through to discharge. The Company is currently engaged in delivering its 'buy and build' expansion strategy, adding to the range of services provided by the Group through working with organisations that share its vision. By working to deliver sustainable self-care management and education, Totally's goal is to reduce healthcare reliance, re-admissions and emergency admissions.

Totally, via its subsidiaries, currently operates contracts with NHS England, several CCGs and other public and private sector organisations across England, delivering a wide range of healthcare services.

www.totallyplc.com 

Totally Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc, provides an innovative model of medically driven, and personalised Clinical Health Coaching to help support patients with long-term health conditions, improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. The service delivers sustainable behavioural changes, enabling patients to be educated and confident to self-manage their conditions. This in turn aids long-term behavioural change and reduces healthcare reliance, re-admissions and emergency admissions. Totally Health provides a leading Clinical Health Coaching service in England to NHS patients via a number of programmes commissioned by CCGs, using a model that complements and supports existing health care pathways.

www.totallyhealth.com 

Premier Physical Healthcare Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc, provides a comprehensive range of treatments and advice for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. It delivers physiotherapy and podiatry to NHS patients and was awarded ISO27001 accreditation in November 2016. Premier also has contracts with various police forces and prison sites; as well as providing occupational health and ergonomic services to corporate clients, such as display screen equipment assessments; post-injury returns to work suitability assessments; podiatry treatment; and sports massage services. The business also has a network of clinics located in health and fitness centres. Totally completed the acquisition of Premier Physical Healthcare Limited on 1 April 2016.

www.premierphysicalhealthcare.co.uk

My Clinical Coach is a direct-to-consumer health-coaching service for people with long-term health conditions. Individuals or their families can choose to subscribe to the service, which is a personal, professional, clinically-focused and patient-centered service, tailored for each individual. The service was initially launched in early 2016 and full launch took place in August 2016. Totally Health operates my Clinical Coach.

www.myclinicalcoach.com 

About Health Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc, has been providing community based health services under contract to the NHS since 2009 and the company is CQC registered. They provide community dermatology services to 18 clinics across Lancashire, Dorset and Hampshire. From 2013 to 2015 About Health was shortlisted for the Primary/Community Care Provider of the Year award at the annual Health Investor Awards. About Health is headquartered in Blackburn, Lancashire. Totally completed the acquisition of About Health Limited on 15 June 2016.

www.abouthealthgroup.com 

Optimum Sports Performance Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc, provides physiotherapy services in 24 towns across 10 counties in the UK. The ethos of the Company is to seek to over deliver on its services to allow its customers to get the best treatment pathway available. To underpin this philosophy, Optimum became one of the first physiotherapy providers in the UK to obtain ISO9001:2008 certification in 2013.

Optimum has a talented team of physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches and rehabilitation specialists to assist clients both in injury recovery and in training to prevent injuries occurring. Totally completed the acquisition of Optimum Sports Performance Centre Limited on 14 November 2016.

www.optimumsportsperformance.com 

 

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