Winning Two Industry Awards

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Totally PLC

28 November 2014

 



28 November 2014

Totally Plc

("Totally" or "the Company")

Winning Two Industry Awards Underlines Value of Totally's Service

Totally (AIM: TLY) announces that Totally Health Ltd ("Totally Health"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary and the provider of a range of services to the healthcare sector,has been named as winners of the Pharmaceutical Market Excellence Awards (PMEA) 2014 for Excellence in Healthcare Partnership  and the 2014 General Practice Award for Clinical Team of the Year - Respiratory.

Both these awards were won in collaboration with the Leicester City TotalCare Project which was also a finalist in the General Practice Award for Team award for Innovators of the Year.

The Leicester City TotalCare service has utilised real-time communication systems to support patient well-being and health improvement in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the first demonstration in the UK of integrating health coaching, telehealth and respiratory nurse expertise, to deliver a single model of care with the patient experience at the centre.

Wendy Lawrence, Totally CEO, commented:

"I am thrilled that Totally Health has won these awards which reflect the excellent services we are delivering to the NHS.

"Recognition of this type highlights the value of Totally's offering and gives me great confidence that we will continue to deliver on our new business pipeline. Thereby changing the lives of people living with a Long Term Condition such as COPD and delivering value for our shareholders"

The Judges said:

"This entry contains all of the elements that will shape the future management of chronic conditions; technology, collaboration and innovative processes. It reshaped the care pathway and reduced hospitalisations. It is scalable, transferable and will be a model for other commissioners. The NHS need the benefits this entry provides."

For further information contact:

Totally Plc / Totally Health	020 3077 2202
Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)	0203 328 5656
Nick Naylor / Nick Athanas
Optiva Securities Limited (Joint Broker)	020 3137 1902
Christian Dennis / Jeremy King
Blytheweigh	020 7138 3203
Tim Blythe / Camilla Horsfall

Notes to Editors

Totally plc is focused on the provision of professional health coaching which promotes and facilitates self care. Totally's services have been shown to reduce costs for Clinical Commissioning Groups by, for example, reducing unplanned admissions to hospitals and visits to Accident and Emergency Departments.

Totally currently operates contracts with NHS England and several CCGs across England delivering their Long Term Condition Management and Shared Decision Making Programs. 

Totally Health is a provider of a range of services to the healthcare sector that supports individuals to better understand their clinical conditions and support them to avoid exacerbations of such conditions and promote self care.

Shared Decision Making and the Management of Long Term Conditions are key strategic areas for the NHS in England. The NHS in England estimates that £7 out of every £10 spent on health and social care is spent looking after people diagnosed with a Long Term Condition.

 

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