Gresham House Ventures has backed digital triage services provider听eConsult听Health with 拢5 million investment.听
The funding, alongside further investment from existing shareholders, will help maintain the London firm鈥檚 position as the听NHS鈥檚 leading online consultation provider to primary care听GP surgeries.听
It will also support the expansion of听eConsult听Health into the secondary care market with the听continued听rollout of its Urgent and Emergency Care triage solution,听eTriage, and outpatient referral software,听eSpecialist.听
Digital triage allows patients to be dealt with more effectively and efficiently, moving from a world where 90% of patients have no option other than a face–to–face appointment to one where听the majority of听cases are appropriate for remote closing.听
This allows听healthcare practitioners to prioritise face–to–face consultations with those patients in greatest and most urgent need听鈥撎�particularly听urgent听in light of听the additional pressures put on the NHS by听the听COVID-19 pandemic.听
Gresham House Ventures鈥� investment is led by听investment听director Henry Alty, who focuses on process automation technology, alongside Maya Ward and James Hendry.听
鈥淎t such a crucial moment for healthcare provision, funding the right businesses in this space is more important than ever. Founded by four innovative GP partners in South London, the听eConsult听platform has already proven the power of its technology, as the most widely used digital consultation solution and the first choice for NHS GP surgeries,鈥� Alty said.听
鈥淏y expanding its services to cover secondary as well as primary care,听eConsult听Health has the potential to go even further and completely revolutionise healthcare provision in the UK, improving outcomes while at the same time driving effectiveness.听听
鈥�We are very excited to work alongside an extremely knowledgeable management team and further improve their current platform.鈥�听
Dr Murray Ellender, CEO of听eConsult听Health, commented: 鈥淲e are extremely pleased to be working with Gresham House Ventures as an investor.听听
鈥�This funding will help us keep pace with the product development we need to support cutting edge health technology across both primary and secondary care.听听
鈥�NHS patients deserve an excellent digital experience when interacting with the health service and we now look forward to delivering the transformation needed at pace.鈥�听