One Health Group plc (AQSE:OHGR) Chairman Derek Bickerstaff joins DirectorsTalk Interviews to provide further insights into its relationship with the NHS, as well as business strategies, plans, and perspectives on healthcare provision.
Topics covered are:
Attractiveness of One Health Group to Surgeons: Derek discusses why surgeons are attracted to work with One Health Group, highlighting the administrative support, collaborative environment, and robust audit programs that the group offers to ensure high standards of care and support for surgeons.
Development of Surgical Hubs: One Health Group’s strategy for developing surgical hubs in under-resourced areas to meet regional demand unmet by the NHS or other providers, focusing on efficient and cost-effective surgical solutions.
Promotion of Patient Choice: Efforts to raise awareness among patients about their rights to choose where they receive treatment, including initiatives to promote patient choice through the NHS and One Health Group’s own marketing strategies.
Future Priorities for the NHS: Derek Shares his views on the NHS’s future priorities, including organizational and funding changes, and how One Health Group fits into these evolving priorities, especially in the area of elective surgery.
Relationship with the NHS: The relationship between One Health Group and the NHS, emphasising the support provided by One Health Group for NHS services and the potential changes in funding and healthcare provision models.
Private and State Hospital Dynamics: Looking at future trends in healthcare, and a possible move towards a model that blends private and state hospital services, and how One Health Group plans to position itself within this changing landscape.
Labour Party’s Approach to Healthcare: Derek comments on the Labour Party’s historical and potential future approach to healthcare, specifically regarding the integration of independent providers in NHS care delivery, and One Health Group’s openness to work with any administration to improve healthcare services.
One Health Group PLC (AQSE:OHGR) are a team of Consultant Surgeons and Healthcare managers working with the NHS to provide faster, local and expert care in Orthopaedics, Spinal, General Surgery and Gynaecology.