Healthcare careers are constantly changing in the United Kingdom. As technology and the medical industry become more intertwined, we’re seeing an increasingly wide range of innovative companies and new career paths emerge. These are some of the top companies in the U.K. bringing new medical technologies to the healthcare industry.
Top Healthcare Companies in the UK
- Convatec
- eMed
- CMR Surgical
- Bupa
- Doctify
Top Healthcare Companies in the UK to Know
Doctify is a telehealth company with a SaaS product that helps healthcare providers collect patient feedback. Clinicians then get access to the feedback to publish and to make improvements to their practice. Doctify’s platform also helps patients by providing insights and analytics about different care facilities and procedures.
Henry Schein provides solutions to healthcare and dental organizations that help them run their business, clinical, technology and supply chain functions more efficiently and effectively. Business solutions include recruiting and financing for equipment; tech solutions include practice management software and marketing and communications tools. Henry Schein is based in Milville, New York. Its UK offices are in Gillingham, Kent, London and Belfast.
Grail is a healthcare company on a mission to detect cancer early, when it is curable. The company uses machine learning, software, automation, clinical studies and next-generation sequencing to detect several types of deadly cancers early in their trajectories. Grail also makes a platform to support treatment and monitoring of cancers. It is based in Menlo Park, California, and has an office in London.
Bupa is a privately owned healthcare company that provides health insurance and resources for dental and mental healthcare services. The company also works directly with employers to provide health services for their employees.
EMed is a telehealth platform that provides 24/7 primary care services and partners with the National Health Service, or NHS. The platform increases accessibility to healthcare and offers different pricing plans to meet all economic needs. Besides primary healthcare services, eMed also features weight management and chronic care assistance.
Convatec is a U.K.-based healthcare company developing solutions and treatments for chronic medical conditions. Its treatments, which range from clinical interventions to infection prevention, center around four categories, Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care and Infusion Care. Each category of care aims to improve living conditions for individuals.
CMR Surgical develops robotics systems in collaboration with surgeons and healthcare networks that can assist with minimally invasive procedures. Its main robotic product, Versius, is a modular system that can operate in unison with a surgeon through its instruments and vision controls.
Carrot Fertility says its team of doctors, engineers and designers is dedicated to providing fertility options for all. The company offers help for a variety of fertility options, including IUI and IVF; egg, sperm and embryo freezing; gestational surrogacy and adoption. It recently launched Faith-Inclusive Fertility Care for people whose religious beliefs guide their fertility journeys. Carrot has an office in London as well as a partner — the London Women’s Clinic.
UnitedHealth Group has two main businesses. Health insurance is one and Optum, which it says provides data and technology to help people achieve better help. Its United Health Foundation has committed $100 million to diversifying the healthcare workforce. UnitedHealth Group has several offices in the United Kingdom, including London.
Labcorp provides comprehensive lab services that help physicians and patients, hospitals and pharma companies and researchers make informed decisions on matters related to health and science. Labcorp has capabilities for diagnostics and drug development. The company says it performed more than 600 million tests for patients around the world in 2023. Its location in Huntingdon employs more than 1,000 people. Labcorp is based in Burlington, North Carolina.
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