Healthcare operator raises £2.2 million to expand

A digital healthcare platform has secured £2.2 million in funding to revolutionise at-home care, easing pressure on hospitals and enhancing patient experiences.

London-based Heim Health, formerly known as Ally Health, uses technology to provide scalable, community-based healthcare solutions. It was founded by the team behind Testing For All, the UK’s only not-for-profit Covid testing service during the pandemic, which delivered more than one million at-home tests.

The funding round, led by Heal Capital with support from Form Ventures, Portfolio Ventures and Houghton Street Ventures, will drive platform development and expand service offerings, including partnerships with the NHS.

Kelly Klifa, co-founder and chief executive officer at Heim Health, said: “For a long time, healthcare was rooted in the community.

“This brought so many benefits to both patients and practitioners, but in recent decades it’s become completely cost-ineffective to deliver it.

“Meanwhile, secondary care is becoming increasingly bottlenecked, with waiting lists at an all-time high and discharge delays keeping patients in hospital longer than they need.

“Our mission with Heim Health is to build the digital infrastructure needed to change this; revitalising community-based care and moving more healthcare from the hospital into the home through scalable modes of delivery.”

Marta Mrozowicz, investment manager at Heal Capital, added: “At Heal Capital we’re big believers in bringing healthcare closer to home, which we think can lead to improved patient outcomes, increasing access to care, and easing the burden off traditional systems.

“What we’re really excited about is the real platform potential of Heim, which can easily leverage existing supply and match it with patient demand in a customer-centric fashion.

“The Heim team is doing the hard work of putting in the infrastructure for community care and we’re proud to back them on this journey.”

The Heim Health platform connects healthcare organisations with skilled practitioners for at-home tasks such as blood tests and post-operative care. Advanced algorithms optimise routes and schedules, enabling practitioners to see more patients per shift while reducing wait times by as much as 85 per cent.

The platform improves patient accessibility, particularly for older adults and those with mobility challenges, while its simplicity increases engagement. Indeed, 20 per cent of patients say they would not have sought care without Heim Health’s on-demand service.

Sasha Tory, co-founder and chief growth officer, added: “Our goal is to make scheduling an appointment as simple for patients as booking a table or arranging a parcel delivery.

“We achieve this by enabling healthcare providers to deliver in-home care efficiently, eliminating the burden of unnecessary handwritten paperwork and logistics management.

“By relieving practitioners of these pressures, we tap into under-utilised workforce capacity and prevent future strain on the healthcare system.”

Already partnering with primary healthcare providers such as Numan, Manual, Ted’s Health, Nationwide Pathology, Optimale, Selph, Bioniq and Thriva, Heim Health is set to expand its role in moving care out of hospitals and into the community, supporting preoperative and discharge pathways to reduce secondary care backlogs.

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