Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR).
28 November 2016
Totally plc ("Totally", "the Company" or the "Group")
About Health secures £120,000 contract extension with NHS Lancashire North CCG
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 About Health Limited ("About Health"), a provider of community based dermatology services under contract to the NHS since 2009 and a wholly owned operating subsidiary of Totally, has been awarded a one-year contract extension (the "Contract") with NHS Lancashire North Clinical Commissioning Group ("the CCG").
The Contract is worth approximately £120,000 per annum and is an extension to an existing contract due to expire 31st March 2017. Under the terms of the Contract, About Health will provide Community Dermatology Services to the CCG as part of the NHS's "Any Qualified Provider" (AQP) framework until 31st March 2018.
Wendy Lawrence, CEO of Totally, said, "We are pleased to once again be updating the market with more good news from the Group's subsidiary, About Health, which was acquired in June 2016 as part of our buy and build strategy.
"This contract extension is further endorsement of the deep expertise and quality of services that About Health is able to provide to its NHS partners. We look forward to updating the market further on the progress of the Group and its subsidiaries as we push onwards with our vision of becoming the leading provider of out-of-hospital care in the UK."
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Notes to Editors
Totally plc is focused on becoming the UK's leading 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 the 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. They deliver physiotherapy and podiatry to NHS patients. 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
