Cancer care provider Rutherford Health has partnered with Bupa to open wider health clinics within its cancer centres .
The move offers customers access to services such as private GP appointments, health assessments and physiotherapy in the Rutherford locations.
Customers using Bupa’s clinic will benefit from onward referrals.
If cancer symptoms are found in the clinic, patients will be able to see Rutherford cancer specialists within the cancer centres – which offer MRI and CT scans, mammograms and ultrasonograms – on the same day.
The first clinic opened at Rutherford’s Cancer Centre North West in Liverpool on 8 November and will be followed by its North East site in Northumberland in early 2022.
While the Bupa Health Clinics will have their own entrances and Bupa branding, they will be run in partnership with Rutherford, whose team will provide staffing and management.
Marketing and patient engagement will be driven by Bupa while management of the clinics will be supported by Bupa infrastructure including its operations, IT support and clinical governance.
Mike Moran, CEO of Rutherford Health, said the move was an exciting step for the business.
“The one-stop clinic offering will enable access to our state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatments for those who need them, while also diversifying our business streams,” he added.
Dr Arun Thiyagarajan, director at Bupa Health Clinics, added: “When people have cancer concerns, we know it’s so important to move quickly, both to get the best prognosis or give them much needed peace of mind.
“Our partnership with Rutherford Cancer Centres will help give people a quick and easy pathway from diagnosis to treatment, so we’re delighted to be launching health clinics within their sites.”