Nuffield Health and GE HealthCare have announced a £200 m collaboration which will equip Nuffield Health’s hospitals with the latest GE HealthCare diagnostic imaging technology.
With ‘access to innovative AI-enabled systems designed to help overcome some of the biggest challenges in healthcare’, Nuffield Health says the collaboration will support its ambition ‘to deliver an industry-leading diagnostic service in the UK’. The agreement is also ‘underpinned by a shared commitment to sustainable healthcare, incorporating ongoing upgrades to energy-efficient technology as it evolves’.
Through the 20-year Managed Equipment Service (MES) agreement, GE HealthCare will take responsibility for the ongoing acquisition, installation, maintenance, and staff training for medical technology utilised by Nuffield Health. This year over 100 devices are scheduled for delivery across Nuffield Health’s national network of hospitals, with nearly 800 pieces of equipment set for delivery over the course of the collaboration – across imaging, ultrasound, surgery, and X-ray.
Nuffield Health CEO, Alex Perry (pictured), said: “GE HealthCare is a leader in medical technology, diagnostics, and digital solutions, with more AI-assisted technology than any other supplier. Healthcare in the UK requires not only investment, but also innovation, making this a transformational partnership. With ongoing technology upgrades over the 20-year span of our agreement, our talented teams will have access to the innovative tools and technology, enabling them to deliver the highest standard of care to patients.”
GE HealthCare is a specialist in AI-enabled technologies embedded in devices, solutions that provide predictive analytics across the patient journey, and at the enterprise level to streamline operations. It says Nuffield Health will benefit from GE HealthCare’s ‘deep learning and AI-enabled systems, designed to help its clinicians provide faster, more accurate diagnoses, and provide critical answers for patients, sooner’.
Nuffield Health has also worked alongside GE HealthCare’s Healthcare Financial Services (HFS) team on strategic areas – including technology planning, budgeting, financing, and risk sharing.
