Totally Plc (LON:TLY) has revealed that its wholly-owned subsidiary Vocare Limited, one of the UK's leading national specialist providers of urgent care services, has renewed a contract with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The AIM-listed provider of a range of out-of-hospital services to the healthcare sector in the UK said the contract is worth around a total of £1.2mln per annum.
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It added that the contract – awarded after competitive tender process – is to provide a single urgent care service to NHS North Tyneside CCG, and Northumbria Foundation Trust has renewed Vocare's contract for the provision of GP Out-of-Hours services.
The group said the contract, commencing on 1 October 2018, will run for 3 years until 30 September 2021, with the option of extending a further 2 years.
Wendy Lawrence, CEO of Totally, said: "The renewal of this contract not only reinforces Vocare's continued ability to provide a high-quality service, but also demonstrates the importance of a collaborative approach with regards to emergency care services across the UK which have been subject to increasing pressure.”
She added: “This clearly highlights another success under our direction, confirming our continued focus and aim of becoming a partner of choice for the NHS and providing patients across the UK with high-quality care where needed whilst avoiding hospital admissions."