What Open Medical does

Open Medical is a UK-headquartered digital health company that develops the Pathpoint platform, a cloud-based clinical workflow engine deployed across NHS hospitals and the Irish HSE. The platform is built around SNOMED CT-coded clinical pathway management, FHIR-approved API endpoints, and native integrations with NHS Spine, NHS e-Referral Service, GP Connect, MESH messaging, and PDS, enabling interoperability with existing EPR and LIMS/RIS systems. Its product portfolio comprises six specialty modules: Pathpoint eTrauma (trauma coordination), Pathpoint eDerma (teledermatology with dermoscopic imaging), Pathpoint ePOA (preoperative assessment with automated complexity scoring), Pathpoint Oncology (cancer workflow and MDT coordination), Pathpoint Outcomes (PROMs/PREMs), and Pathpoint Referral Management (centralised cross-specialty referrals). The company was founded in 2014 by practicing orthopedic surgeon Harry Lykostratis after a critical incident in which departmental patient information was lost from a whiteboard, and it serves over 150 healthcare sites with 3 million patient records and 25,000 daily active clinicians across the UK and Ireland.

The company monetises primarily through annual or multi-year SaaS subscriptions to the Pathpoint platform, supplemented by one-time professional services fees for implementation, training, and configuration. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with contract sizing dependent on site count, specialty modules, and service scope. Open Medical sells exclusively through an enterprise field sales motion targeting NHS trusts and HSE Ireland, leveraging procurement framework listings on Crown Commercial Services and G-Cloud, supported by clinical champions and peer references within hospitals. Go-to-market activities combine content marketing, SEO, industry events (including ABHI and NHS Expo), webinars, and customer case studies aimed at NHS procurement decision-makers and clinical leads. The company maintains two legal entities — Open Medical Limited in England and Open Medical (Europe) Limited in Ireland — and reports compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2 Type 2, and WCAG 2.1 AA standards.

The company has not disclosed any external venture capital or private equity funding rounds; disclosed inflows are limited to approximately $5.15 million in non-dilutive SBRI Healthcare and NIHR innovation grants awarded between July 2021 and July 2023. Headcount is reported in the 51–100 range, with operational leadership supplemented by dedicated heads of Marketing, HR, Digital Delivery, Medical Affairs, Revenue, and Finance, indicating an organisation that has moved beyond founder-led scale-up into functional specialisation.

Name

Open Medical

Legal name

Open Medical Limited

Website

https://openmedical.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Open Medical provides the cloud-based Pathpoint clinical workflow platform to NHS trusts and HSE Ireland, deploying six specialty modules covering trauma, teledermatology, preoperative assessment, oncology, outcomes, and referral management across 150+ healthcare sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Workflow Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Care Navigation, Referral & Digital Front Door Platforms (HLALABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Intake, Digital Registration & eForms (HLACAEAF)

Keywords

• Clinical workflow software
• Healthcare pathway management
• NHS digital health
• Teledermatology platform
• Referral management system

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pathpoint Platform Subscription (SaaS): Annual or multi-year subscription licensing for the Pathpoint clinical workflow platform. Delivered as cloud-based SaaS with software-as-a-service delivery model.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and customization services for NHS deployment. One-time fees for onboarding and configuration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Open Medical develops and sells the Pathpoint platform, a cloud-based clinical workflow software suite for NHS hospitals and healthcare organizations. The platform comprises six specialty modules — eTrauma, eDerma, ePOA, Oncology, Outcomes, and Referral Management — that digitize clinical pathways from referral through discharge using SNOMED CT coding, FHIR APIs, and real-time documentation. Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions plus implementation and training professional services.

Product overview

Open Medical's product portfolio is built on the Pathpoint platform, a cloud-based, clinically-focused workflow engine supporting multiple medical specialties. The platform comprises six core products: Pathpoint eTrauma (trauma coordination), Pathpoint eDerma (teledermatology), Pathpoint ePOA (preoperative assessment), Pathpoint Oncology (cancer management), Pathpoint Outcomes (PROMs/PREMs tracking), and Pathpoint Referral Management (referral centralization). These modules share common infrastructure including SNOMED CT coding, FHIR-based NHS system integration, and role-based cloud access, enabling healthcare organizations to deploy individual specialty solutions or implement an integrated cross-departmental digital transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pathpoint eTrauma: Market-leading trauma coordination platform for managing the entire patient journey from referral to discharge, including digital trauma boards, theatre management, and referral coordination.
• Pathpoint eDerma
• Pathpoint ePOA
• Pathpoint Oncology
• Pathpoint Referral Management
• Pathpoint Outcomes

Products and services

• Pathpoint eTrauma Market-leading cloud-based trauma coordination platform for NHS and HSE hospitals that optimizes the entire trauma and orthopaedic patient journey from referral to discharge, featuring digital trauma dashboards, theatre management, real-time breach warnings, procedure planning, and comprehensive T&O scheduling.
• Pathpoint eDerma Cloud-based teledermatology platform for NHS dermatology departments enabling remote triaging, diagnosis, and management of skin conditions through high-quality clinical photography, structured patient questionnaires, and integrated care pathways with NHS login identity verification.
• Pathpoint ePOA Cloud-based preoperative assessment platform that automates patient screening, generates complexity scores from questionnaire responses, and supports downstream perioperative pathway management to optimize patients before surgery and cut elective waiting lists.
• Pathpoint Oncology

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% user retention rate among NHS clinical staff
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NHS EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with NHS England supporting national digital transformation initiatives and clinical pathway standardization across NHS trusts.
• NHS Cancer ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting NHS Cancer Programme initiatives for digitized cancer care pathways and referral management.
• NHS Accelerated Access CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting accelerated adoption of innovative health technology across NHS.
• NHS Innovation AcceleratorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgramme supporting scaling of proven healthcare innovations across NHS organizations.
• Crown Commercial ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNHS procurement framework supplier enabling NHS trusts to procure Pathpoint through official government purchasing channels.
• GcloudcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorG-Cloud framework supplier for cloud-based healthcare solutions procurement by public sector organizations.
• Health Service Executive (HSE) IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational deployment of trauma and orthopaedic pathways across 17+ HSE sites in 5 Health Regions in Ireland.
• National Clinical Programme for Trauma and Orthopaedic SurgerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the national clinical programme for standardized trauma and orthopaedic surgery pathways.
• Johnson & JohnsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration on orthopaedic surgery innovation and clinical pathway development.
• ECHALLIANCEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Connected Health Alliance partnership for connected health initiatives and knowledge sharing.
• British Association of Dermatologists (BAD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partnership supporting dermatology standards and pathway development.
• ABHIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of British Health-Tech Industries partnership for health technology advocacy and standards.
• Mott MacdonaldminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering and management consultancy partner for healthcare infrastructure projects.
• MediWalesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWales healthcare technology network partnership for regional marketing and stakeholder engagement.
• ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)minorOthersData protection and privacy regulatory compliance partnership.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nervecentre Software: UK-based vendor of clinical workflow and electronic patient record software to NHS trusts, including mobile eObservations, handover, and specialty modules. Directly comparable in target market (NHS acute trusts), product category (specialty clinical workflow), and go-to-market (NHS framework procurement).
• TPP (The Phoenix Partnership): UK health IT company providing SystmOne, a widely deployed electronic patient record and clinical platform across UK primary and secondary care. Comparable as a UK-specialist clinical software vendor with deep NHS penetration and shared FHIR/SNOMED-style integration architecture.
• EMIS Health (EMIS Group): UK-headquartered provider of clinical software systems used across NHS primary care, urgent care, and specialty services. Comparable in serving UK NHS customers with workflow and patient management software; competes for the same procurement budgets.
• DrDoctor: UK digital health platform focused on NHS patient engagement, appointment management, and referral pathways. Comparable in NHS enterprise sales motion, cloud-delivered workflow software, and specialty clinical pathway focus.
• Wellbeing Software (Vista Group): UK-based provider of clinical and radiology workflow software to NHS and private healthcare providers. Comparable in specialty clinical workflow focus (radiology, maternity) and NHS trust customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Epic Systems: Largest US-based electronic health record vendor, expanding into UK and European hospital markets. Comparable as an enterprise clinical workflow platform serving large acute providers, but at much broader scope and scale than Open Medical's specialty focus.
• Oracle Health (formerly Cerner): Global EHR and clinical workflow vendor with established UK/NHS presence and ongoing EPR deployments. Comparable as a clinical workflow platform serving NHS trusts, with overlapping referral, pathway, and documentation functionality.
• Sectra: European health-IT vendor specializing in radiology imaging and broader clinical IT solutions, with UK NHS deployments. Comparable in providing clinical workflow and specialty modules to hospital systems, with adjacent imaging integration relevant to Pathpoint eDerma.

Regional players

• Cambio Healthcare Systems: Swedish-headquartered EHR and clinical decision support vendor with Nordic and UK footprints. Comparable in European clinical workflow focus and public-sector hospital deployments, though primarily regional to Nordics.

Emerging players

• Alcidion: Australia/UK-based clinical decision support and patient flow platform vendor serving acute hospitals. Comparable in clinical workflow automation, FHIR-based integration, and NHS-adjacent go-to-market, with overlapping referral and patient pathway capabilities.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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