CQC upgrades SW London NHS 111 service rating

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Totally PLC

23 December 2020

 

Reach - non-regulatory announcement

 23 December 2020    

Totally plc

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

CQC upgrades South West London NHS 111 service rating

Totally plc (AIM:TLY), the provider of a range of healthcare services across the UK and Ireland, is delighted to announce that its South West London NHS 111 service, part of the Vocare group ("Vocare"), has today been rated as 'Good' across all performance measures following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission ("CQC").

Following the rerating, Totally is pleased to confirm that all its CQC registered services across the Group are now rated 'Good' overall.

Wendy Lawrence, CEO of Totally, said:   "We are extremely pleased to be able to announce this significant achievement for the Group. The upgrade of the South West London NHS 111 service marks a key milestone for the Company as we are now able to say that all our services carry an overall 'Good' CQC rating. Our teams continually strive to ensure that the services and care they provide patients are high-quality and the CQC ratings are testament to the dedication and hard work of staff.

"We are now focused on our busiest time of the year, with all our teams and services geared up to support the NHS to deliver front line services during the winter period as it responds to the demands and challenges presented by COVID-19. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our shareholders for their continued support throughout this period and as we move into the new year."

For further information please contact:

Totally plc	020 3866 3330
Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive Bob Holt, Chairman
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)	020 3328 5656
Nick Athanas / Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal (Sales & Corporate Broking)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)	020 7523 8000
Bobbie Hilliam Alex Aylen
Yellow Jersey PR	020 3004 9512
Georgia Colkin Joe Burgess

Notes to Editors

Totally plc is a leading healthcare service provider in the UK and Ireland, working in partnership with the NHS and other providers to deliver healthcare services through its divisions of Urgent Care, Planned Care and Insourcing.

Totally is committed to pursuing a progressive buy-and-build consolidation strategy within the fragmented healthcare market and looks to capitalise on the attractive opportunities that its disruptive service model offers, to generate value to shareholders.

Urgent Care

Totally offers a full range of urgent care services via its subsidiaries, Vocare and Greenbrook Healthcare, two of the largest urgent care providers in the UK, including:

·NHS 111 services

·Clinical Assessment services

·GP Out-of-Hours services

·Urgent Treatment Centres

www.vocare.org.uk  

www.greenbrook.nhs.uk  

Planned Care

Totally delivers planned care services, which include community based Out-Patient Services, Referral Management Services, Physiotherapy and Podiatry Services. It provides these through its planned care subsidiaries, About Health, Premier Physical Healthcare and Optimum Physiotherapy.

www.abouthealthgroup.com  

www.premierphysicalhealthcare.co.uk  

www.optimum-hcs.com  

Insourcing

Launched in October 2019, Totally Healthcare provides bespoke insourcing solutions across multiple specialities to trusts and hospitals in the UK and Ireland, reducing waiting lists by utilising their spare capacity outside of normal working hours and weekends.

www.totallyhealthcarelimited.com

More information on Totally plc can be found at the following link :   www.totallyplc.com .

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