Vocare awarded new contract worth up to c. £13.5m

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Totally PLC

22 April 2019

 

23 April 2019

Totally plc

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

Vocare awarded new contract in Newcastle worth up to c. £13.5m

Totally plc (AIM:TLY), the provider of a range of out-of-hospital services to the healthcare sector in the UK, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Vocare Limited ("Vocare"), one of the UK's leading national specialist providers of urgent care services, has been awarded a new contract (the "Contract") to provide Urgent Treatment Centre and GP Visiting services (the "Services") to NHS Newcastle & Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group ("Newcastle & Gateshead CCG"), through its membership of the Newcastle Urgent Care Alliance (the "Alliance").

Newcastle & Gateshead CCG has awarded the Contract to the Alliance, of which Vocare is a member, to supply a number of urgent care services. Under the Contract, c.£1.94m per annum will be attributed to Vocare to supply its Services. The Contract will run for five years, with an option to extend for a further two years at the Contract's conclusion.

Wendy Lawrence, CEO of Totally plc, said: "We are delighted to announce this new contract win and are pleased that the CCG has chosen the Alliance to deliver the new Urgent Treatment Centre for its population to ensure patients get the care they need, and to relieve pressure on A&E departments. Vocare is recognised as a high quality national urgent care delivery partner and is proud to be partnering with NHS providers to deliver improved, integrated services that support the delivery of the NHS 10 Year Long Term Plan."

For further information please contact:

Totally plc	020 3866 3335
Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive Bob Holt, Chairman
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)	020 3328 5656
Nick Athanas Liz Kirchner
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)	020 7523 8000
Bobbie Hilliam Alex Aylen
Yellow Jersey PR	07825 916 715
Georgia Colkin Joe Burgess

Notes to Editors

Totally plc aims to become a leading out of hospital healthcare service provider in the UK, helping to address some of the biggest challenges faced by the UK healthcare sector.

By working to deliver preventative and responsive care through its subsidiaries across multiple disciplines, Totally's goal is to improve people's health, reduce healthcare reliance, re-admissions and emergency admissions.

Totally, via its subsidiaries, operates within the UK's outsourced healthcare market, estimated to be worth in excess of £20bn per year for the NHS alone. Out of hospital services include care in the community, GP surgeries, patients' homes, prisons and other public sector organisations, places of work as well as mobile locations and urgent care solutions.

The Company is currently engaged in delivering a progressive buy and build consolidation strategy within the UK's fragmented healthcare market and looks to further capitalise on the attractive opportunities that its disruptive, outcome-based, outsourced healthcare service model offers, to ultimately deliver value to shareholders as it continues to build critical mass.

www.totallyplc.com 

Premier Physical Healthcare and Optimum Physiotherapy - occupational physiotherapy to NHS, prisons and the police force as well as private clients 

Wholly owned subsidiaries of Totally plc, providing a comprehensive range of treatments and advice for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. The businesses deliver physiotherapy and podiatry to NHS patients, have contracts with various police forces and prison sites and provide occupational health and ergonomic services to corporate and private clients. Totally completed the acquisition of Premier Physical Healthcare Limited on 1 April 2016 and Optimum Sports Performance Centre Limited on 14 November 2016.

www.premierphysicalhealthcare.co.uk

www.optimum-hcs.com 

About Health Limited - provider of community based dermatology services and referral management services

A wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc and a leading provider of dermatology and referral management services to the NHS in the UK. About Health has been providing community based health services under contract to the NHS since 2009 and the company is CQC registered. Totally completed the acquisition of About Health Limited on 15 June 2016. 

www.abouthealthgroup.com 

Vocare Limited - leading UK urgent care provider 

A wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc, the Vocare Group is one of the leading national specialist providers of urgent care services in the country. Headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, it provides innovative healthcare services to approximately 9.2 million patients across the UK through urgent care centres, GP out-of-hours services, integrated urgent care centres and the NHS 111 service - working in close collaboration with the NHS and other healthcare providers in local areas nationwide. Totally completed the acquisition of Vocare Limited on 24 October 2017.

www.vocare.org.uk 

Totally Health - clinical health coaching via B2B model to the NHS and the private sector as well as D2C health coaching to individuals and families 

A wholly owned subsidiary of Totally plc, provides an innovative model of medically driven, and personalised Clinical Health Coaching to educate patients and give them confidence to self-manage their conditions. The service supports the management of long term conditions in patients such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes and wider wellness issues such as smoking cessation and obesity management. 

www.totallyhealth.com 

www.myclinicalcoach.com

 

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