The Synergy Group
Synergy Healthcare is a leading provider of healthcare support services. Our services are aimed at reducing operational risks for healthcare providers, maintaining high quality standards and promoting the achievement of efficiency targets. Headquartered in Derby, United Kingdom, Synergy employs 3000 people across the world.
The Synergy Group has a global presence, with Surgical Support Services and Patient Care Services playing a major part in the UK healthcare market and Isotron Sterilisation Services and LTS extending Synergy's services to countries across the world.
The Surgical Support Services business provides a range of support services to the operating theatre, the largest of which is the provision of decontamination services for surgical instruments. In the UK Synergy is the largest provider of decontamination services to the NHS. In addition the business provides wider support services including products and services to manage infection risks and capacity utilisation of operating theatres. Synergy’s surgical support services are widely used by the new Independent Sector Treatment Centres as well as the NHS.
The Patient Care Services business provides a range of support services to acute, primary care and nursing home facilities that help to improve the quality of patient care. The division works with its customers to improve the patient environment, improve patient perception of the care facility and reduce operational risks. The range of services includes continence care, linen management, infection control, pressure ulcer prevention and wound care programmes.
Isotron Sterilisation Services is Europe's leading provider of contract sterilization services. Through a network of 17 sites in 8 countries across Europe, Asia and South Africa, Isotron provides outsourced services to manufacturers; in particular sterilizing single use medical products, enhancing the performance of polymers and providing technical laboratory services.
LTS is Synergy's Dutch subsidiary providing Patient Care services. The business is the market leader in the provision of linen management servioces for the healthcare market including acute and extended care facilities. Operating through 13 facilities the business has widened its scope to include the integrated supply of products and services under the Patient Care division.
The Group's compound annual growth rate over the last five years has been 61%. The Group continues to develop its range of services enabling its customers to benefit from improved risk management and efficiency.
The company’s shares listed on London’s AIM exchange in August 2001.