Eye care group expands
The team at Newmedica Norwich, which opened in November
By Douglas Shepherd
Independent eye health provider Newmedica has plans for further expansion in the UK this year, following the opening of two more clinics this winter.
The two new clinics, in Shrewsbury and Norwich, have already started to relieve pressure on local health systems Shropshire and Norfolk, which still face challenges due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19.
Now the provider plans to open six new clinics and surgical centres in the first half of 2022.
And it said it was already looking for more sites to increase the geographical spread of its operation later in the year.
Newmedica managing director Rebecca Lythe said: ‘With NHS waiting times at an all-time-high in some parts of the country, now feels like the right time to expand our business and, in doing so, support the NHS to deliver services in a timely way for the benefit of local patients.
‘Patient choice is really important, and we hope that our new clinics will give NHS patients referred by GPs and opticians, and private patients, the chance to experience our efficient, caring and personalised service for themselves.’
Newmedica is one of the leading providers of NHS-funded ophthalmology in England, and currently runs more than 23 services caring for over 120,000 patients a year.
Newmedica Norwich opened in November, and currently employs 30 staff with plans to grow the workforce as services expand.
The service is owned by five partners: consultant ophthalmologists Mr Anas Injarie, Miss Aseema Misra, Mr Nuwan Niyadurupola, Mr Narman Puvanachandra and Mr David Spokes, working alongside operations director Karen Hansed.