MGP.L Regulatory News (MGP)

This announcement replaces RNS No 4950G Released on 18/03/2020 07:00.

18 March 2020

Medica Group Plc

Appointment of Clinical Director

Medica Group Plc (LSE: MGP, "Medica" or the "Company"), the UK market leader in the provision of teleradiology services, is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Lavis has been appointed to the newly created role of Clinical Director starting 1 June 2020. Dr. Lavis will report to Dr. Stephen Davies, the Company's Medical Director.

Dr. Lavis joins Medica from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where he is currently a Consultant Radiologist and former Clinical Director. Dr. Lavis has extensive experience of clinical practice starting his career as a surgeon before entering radiology with a specialist focus on oncology.

Dr. Stephen Davies, Medical Director at Medica, said:

"I am delighted to have Robert join our growing team of clinical experts at Medica. With his background of working in the NHS, combined with his expertise in oncology reporting, Robert brings a highly relevant breadth and depth of experience that will help Medica to continue to drive quality and performance improvements and to expand the service offering to our clients and their patients."

Dr. Stuart Quin, Chief Executive Officer of Medica, added:

"Robert has had a longstanding relationship with Medica both as a customer and as a contracted reporter. His insight and expertise will help us to continue to enhance the service we offer. I particularly look forward to working with Robert to drive strategic projects within the Company, such as the deployment of artificial intelligence and continual improvements in our quality management systems."

Commenting on his appointment, Dr. Robert Lavis said:

"I am excited to be joining Medica as Clinical Director. The creation of this new role underlines Medica's commitment to continually invest in quality, innovation and service development. I know Medica and teleradiology well from my time within the NHS and as a contracted reporter for many years. I look forward to applying my experience as part of the management team to drive future growth and quality improvements."

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About Medica Group PLC

Medica is the UK market leader in the provision of teleradiology services, providing outsourced interpretation and reporting on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computerised tomography) and plain film (x-ray) images. The Company currently offers three primary services to hospital radiology departments: NightHawk, an out-of-hours service, routine cross-sectional reporting on MRI and CT scans, and routine plain film reporting on x-ray images.

Medica has developed a bespoke, secure IT platform that provides market-leading linkage between a hospital's radiology information system (RIS) and consultant radiologists who contract with Medica. Direct RIS access ensures that the full wider patient information is available and reviewed with every report.

The Company contracts with the largest pool of consultant radiologists outside of the NHS and has been trusted to provide more than 1.3 million examinations annually across its customer base of more than 100 NHS Trusts and various private hospital groups and diagnostic imaging companies. For more information please visit www.medicagroup.co.uk.