The Practice PLC is one of the largest providers of
Primary Care
Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist car ...
in the English NHS.
The Practice was established in 2004 - then called Practice Networks - by Dr Jeremy Rose and Dr Ajit Kadirgamar in
Amersham
Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, from Aylesbury and from High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt.
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. It now runs over 50 GP surgeries and GP-led Health Centres. In February 2014 it had the biggest list of about 174,000 registered patients of any provider in England.
In February 2012 the company closed down the Camden Road Surgery – a long-standing GP practice previously taken over by US health company
UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational managed healthcare and insurance company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. It offers health care products and insurance services. UnitedHealth Group is the world's seventh largest c ...
in 2008 - less than a year after taking over the contract because the surgery's landlord refused an extension for the premises lease beyond April 2012. Camden Road was one of six practices taken over from
UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is an American multinational managed healthcare and insurance company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. It offers health care products and insurance services. UnitedHealth Group is the world's seventh largest c ...
when the American firm decided to refocus its UK business to concentrate solely on commissioning support, and exploit the opportunities presented by the Government's NHS reforms.
In February 2018 its practices had a registered population of more than 200,000. Since 2016 it has been majority owned by the
Centene Corporation. In 2016 it set up TPG Complex Care, which is focused on care at home for patients with complex needs. In March 2016 it had 517 staff - 188 clinical and 331 in administration. It ran five surgeries in Brighton but gave them up in 2016.
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The Practice
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Private providers of NHS services
Primary care
2004 establishments in England