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Doctor Care Anywhere announces the strengthening of its relationship with Nuffield Health, through the development of a unique, digitally integrated service providing virtual and face-to-face GP services across the UK.

Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC (ASX:DOC, "Doctor Care Anywhere") has signed Head of Terms with Nuffield Health, one of the UK's largest private healthcare organisations, to develop a digitally integrated virtual and in-person primary care service. Pre-marketing to Nuffield Health's network of 1,600 corporate clients will commence immediately.

Launching in 4Q 2021, this partnership will allow patients access to Doctor Care Anywhere's 24/7 virtual GP service and Nuffield Health's nationwide network to face-to-face GPs via one digital platform and represents the first nationally integrated primary care propositions in the UK. It is estimated tat approximately 70% of all primary care consultations ca be conducted virtually. By integrating an in-person GP service, Doctor Care Anywhere will be able to increase the scope and volume of primary care consultations offered to patients.

This new approach demonstrates digital healthcare's ability to transform health journeys by allowing patients the choice of how, when and where they access primary care. The integration will also allow patients to have access to an expanded scope of clinical services which can be booked, reviewed and followed up on one digital platform.

A further update will be released to the market upon signing of the full contract.

Dr Davina Deniszczyz, Medical Director at Nuffield Health, said:

"We're delighted to be strengthening our partnership with Doctor Care Anywhere to offer customers access to a national network of virtual and face-to-face GPs. The pandemic has demonstrated the need for accessible health services and through this partnership we are now able to offer everyone the choice of how they access their GP, whenever they need to."

Dr Bayju Thakar, Founder & CEO of Doctor Care Anywhere, said:

"We're very excited to be providing the first joined-up healthcare journey of this kind in the UK and to be deepening our partnership with Nuffield Health. This new collaboration, the first joined up service of its type in the UK, will bring the benefits of digital healthcare to the face-to-face primary care setting and allow individuals more control over how, where and when they choose to access primary-care services. This represents a true shift in ow healthcare can and should e delivered on a national scale and at a time when there is huge pressure on primary care systems across the UK offers real improvements in terms of convenience, cost and quality f the care experience."

This ASX announcement has been authorised for release by the Chief Executive Officer.

Doctor Care Anywhere Group Plc is a UK-based telehealth company that is committed to delivering the best possible patient experience and clinical care through digitally enabled, joined up, evidence based pathways on its proprietary platform. DOC utilises its relationships with health insurers, healthcare providers and corporate customers to connect with patients to deliver a range of telehealth services.

Nuffield Health is the UK's largest healthcare charity. for the last 60 yeas, Nuffield health's experts have been working together to make the nation fitter, healthier, happier, and stronger, all for the public benefit. Nuffield do this through outstanding day-to-day services in its family of 3 award-winning hospital, 113 fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare clinics, and over 150 workplace wellbeing services, and through its flagship programmes to support communities by widening access.

What makes Nuffield unique is the breadth of it expertise to provide connected care spanning from personal training and health assessments to supporting people on their fitness journeys, helping patients recover with physiotherapy or emotional wellbeing services, or providing hospital treatments for illness and serious conditions like arthritis or cancer.

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Doctor Care Anywhere strengthens partnerships with Nuffield Health with development of new service