Company Results

For the year ended September 2006, General Healthcare Group achieved turnover of £644 million and EBITDA of £149 million. The Group continues to invest heavily in its hospitals in order to remain the independent health care provider of choice. Over the last three years, the Group has invested over £170 million in expanding and improving patient facilities.

In 2006, the Group’s majority shareholder became Network Healthcare Holdings Limited (Netcare), the largest, integrated private health care organisation in Southern Africa.

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Our strategy

General Healthcare Group has a clear strategic focus that drives our growth and development, enabling us to respond to the changing environment around us and build upon our position as the leading provider of independent health care in the UK. Our strategy focuses on:

Delighted patients	–	enhancing clinical outcomes and the quality patient experience.

Committed consultants	–	attracting leading specialists and building effective partnerships.

Passionate people	–	attracting, motivating and retaining the highest calibre people.

Trusting partners	–	building ‘partner of choice’ relationships with key stakeholders including PCTs, GPs and leading medical insurers.

Levers for growth	–	expanding our broad range of specialist treatments and our network of hospitals and clinics.

Operational excellence	–	providing the highest quality services in an efficient and cost-effective manner to all our customers, thereby enhancing returns to all our stakeholders.

BMI Healthcare is a group of 48 acute care private patient hospitals throughout the United Kingdom with over 2,400 beds. Handling over 250,000 inpatient and 750,000 out-patient visits each year, nearly half the procedures undertaken for patients are of a major or complex nature.

Netcare UK provides specialised clinical services to patients under contract to the National Health Service.