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Healthera is a digital health platform, founded in the United Kingdom in 2015.[1]
The platform consists of a patient-facing app, a patient-facing website, a pharmacy-facing platform, and several integrations with other healthcare providers. The platform also provides technology for pharmacy brands such as Superdrug.[2]
Based in Cambridge and formed by Cambridge University students, Healthera is partnered with 1,500 community pharmacies and used by 750,000 patients in the United Kingdom.[3]
Since its formation in 2015, Healthera has added prescription ordering, pharmacy service booking, OTC purchasing, and medicine alarm reminders as features on its platform.[4]
In 2023, Healthera co-announced partnerships with Cegedim,[5] iPlato (myGP),[6] and Royal Mail.[7]
In January 2024 it was announced that Healthera would partner with Uber to provide a "same-hour prescription delivery" service in the United Kingdom.[8][9][10]
History
Initially formed through a student project, the company received its first investment from Cambridge Enterprise, in November 2015, five months after the founders graduated.
In 2018, Healthera raised £3m in Series A funding led by Accelerated Digital Ventures, with follow-on participation from Cambridge Enterprise, Future Care Capital, and existing angel investors.[11]
In June 2022, Healthera received funding from Serafund, a venture capital fund.[12]
In Novermber 2022, it was announced that Healthera would become the first pharmacy app integration for the NHS Electronic Prescription Service.[13]
In December 2022, Healthera was given funding from Innovate UK.[14]
References
- ^ "About Us". Healthera. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Superdrug Pharmacy - Healthera". App Store. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Searles, Michael (2024-01-29). "Uber to deliver NHS prescriptions". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Pharmacies". Healthera. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Cegedim's Integration and Partnership with Healthera". cegedim-healthcare.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "iPLATO and Healthera launch Click and Collect on myGP app". Digital Health. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Integrations & Partnerships". Healthera. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Shaw, Isabel (2024-02-01). "Uber to deliver NHS prescriptions 'within weeks' as pharmacists given new powers". The Sun. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Craig, Emily (2024-01-30). "NHS prescriptions to be delivered by UBER". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Uber teams up with Healthera for express delivery of medicines". pharmacymagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Cambridge Enterprise funds Healthera". Cambridge Enterprise. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Serafund, Healthera;. "Bob Xiaoping Xu-backed Serafund invests in Healthera". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Neal, Ed (2022-11-01). "EPS Tracker Integration is Now Live on Healthera". Healthera | Order NHS Prescriptions & Medicines Online. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Healthera receives funding from Government-backed Innovate UK | Scientific Computing World". www.scientific-computing.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.