33N

What 33N does

33N is a UK-based healthcare transformation company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Cambridge, employing between 11 and 50 staff. The company combines practising clinicians with data scientists to deliver workforce redesign, clinical pathway optimisation, patient flow analysis, and transformation training to NHS trusts and healthcare providers across England. Its core offering is the National CLEAR (Clinically-Led WorkforcE and Activity Redesign) Programme, sponsored by NHS Health Education England, alongside the CIRLC remote learning course developed with Brunel University London. Revenue is generated primarily through bespoke commissioned consultancy projects, multi-year transformation contracts, sponsored training programmes, and data analytics services delivered through a secure data portal. In July 2025 the company launched CLEARnotes, an AI-powered clinical consultation summary tool using NLP and speech recognition, marking its first standalone software product. Separately, 33N operates a financial investment function, having led a €15M Series B in cybersecurity company Exein in July 2024. The company is privately held with no disclosed external institutional funding, operates exclusively in the UK, and holds Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

Name

33N

Legal name

33N Ltd

Website

https://33n.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

33N is a UK-based healthcare transformation consultancy combining practising clinicians and data scientists to deliver workforce redesign, data analytics, and training to NHS trusts, alongside its AI-powered CLEARnotes clinical documentation tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Education, Content & Personalized Journey Orchestration (HLACAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Engagement, Education & Messaging Platforms (portal/CRM integrated) (HLALABAJ)

Keywords

• Healthcare transformation consulting
• Clinical workforce redesign
• Healthcare data analytics
• NHS training programmes
• Clinical AI documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Transformation consultancy services providing clinical pathway redesign, workforce optimisation, and operational efficiency improvements to NHS trusts and healthcare organisations.
2. Training and Education Programmes: Education and training programmes including the National CLEAR Programme and CIRLC, delivered to NHS staff with structured online learning components and work-based learning initiatives.
3. Data Analytics Services: Data analytics and visualisation services helping organisations transform and understand their data, including custom analysis, modelling, and dashboard development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

33N provides healthcare transformation services to NHS organisations through analytics, consulting, training, and workforce modelling. Its core products include the CLEAR programme (Clinically-Led WorkforcE and Activity Redesign), the CLEARnotes AI-powered consultation summary tool, and the CIRLC ICU remote learning course, supported by Training, Data Analytics, and Consultancy service lines delivered via a secure data portal.

Product overview

33N offers a portfolio of healthcare transformation solutions comprising three core products and three service lines. The core products include CLEAR (a national workforce and activity redesign programme), CLEARnotes (an AI-powered consultation summary tool), and CIRLC (a COVID-19 ICU remote learning course). These are supported by Training, Data Analytics, and Consultancy service offerings. The CLEAR programme serves as the flagship initiative, providing innovation expertise and data analytics tools to clinicians, while CLEARnotes represents the company's AI-powered product innovation that converts clinician-patient conversations into structured clinical notes. All offerings are designed to work collaboratively with frontline NHS providers to improve patient care through evidence-based decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLEAR: Clinically-Led WorkforcE and Activity Redesign programme - provides innovation expertise, data analysis and methodology allowing clinicians to redesign clinical teams and services.
• CLEARnotes
• CIRLC

Products and services

• CLEAR (Clinically-Led WorkforcE and Activity Redesign) A national programme providing innovation expertise, data analysis, and a unique methodology enabling clinicians to redesign clinical teams and services. Equips clinicians with bespoke data analytics and modelling tools alongside a structured online education programme, sponsored by NHS Health Education England.
• CLEARnotes AI-powered consultation summary tool that converts clinician-patient conversations into structured clinical notes using natural language processing and speech recognition, reducing administrative workload and enabling clinicians to focus on patient care.
• CIRLC (COVID-19 ICU Remote Learning Course) Award-winning online learning course developed to prepare NHS staff for redeployment to intensive care units. Provides rapid upskilling and refresher training in ICU foundations through remote learning.
• Training Services Education and training programmes that build intrinsic capability within the NHS workforce, equipping clinicians from various disciplines with skills to perform transformation work alongside clinical practice.
• Data Analytics Services Transformation and visualisation of healthcare data using interactive visualisations and modelling tools for activity and workforce modelling, enabling organisations to map current service delivery and identify improvements.
• Consultancy Services Transformation consulting services helping healthcare systems and services rethink delivery and create new models of care through clinically-active healthcare professionals working with organisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• £12.3 million in potential savings identified across seven Urgent and Emergency Care project sites in 2019
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brunel University LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for development and delivery of the COVID-19 ICU Remote Learning Course (CIRLC). Through this collaboration, over 2,500 NHS staff were prepared for ICU redeployment across nearly 200 organisations during COVID-19 surges.
• NHS Health Education EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the National CLEAR Programme and CIRLC. NHS Health Education England provides strategic support and funding for transformation programmes delivered by 33N to NHS organisations.
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the National CLEAR Faculty which supervises CLEAR projects across NHS organisations. Key delivery partner for the CLEAR Programme methodology and innovation framework.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tortus AI: UK-based AI clinical scribe startup building ambient AI documentation tools for clinicians — directly comparable to 33N's CLEARnotes product in target customer (NHS clinicians), technology stack (NLP/speech), and use case (consultation summarisation).
• PA Consulting: UK-headquartered transformation and innovation consultancy with a substantial NHS/healthcare practice covering workforce redesign, digital health, and operational improvement — closely comparable to 33N's consultancy and CLEAR Programme methodology.
• Faculty AI: UK-based AI services firm with deep NHS work applying AI to clinical pathways, workforce planning, and operational data — closely comparable to 33N's data analytics + AI + NHS transformation bundle, though larger and better-capitalised.
• Nabla: AI clinical scribe developer with NHS/private clinician users; competes head-to-head with CLEARnotes on ambient AI documentation for clinicians using similar NLP and speech recognition technologies.
• Suki AI: AI-powered clinical documentation assistant for clinicians — directly competitive with CLEARnotes as an ambient AI scribe, currently expanding into UK/NHS markets where 33N operates.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Nuance DAX Copilot: Microsoft's ambient AI scribe (formerly Nuance DAX) is the dominant enterprise-scale clinical documentation AI product, including active NHS deployments. Directly competitive with CLEARnotes at the ambient AI scribe layer but with vastly greater capital and distribution.
• GE HealthCare: Global medical technology and digital health vendor with NHS workforce/operations analytics and command-centre offerings — comparable at the data-analytics-for-NHS-operations layer, though part of a much broader portfolio.
• Deloitte (UK Healthcare): Big Four consultancy with a large UK NHS transformation practice covering workforce, digital, and operational redesign — overlaps with 33N's consultancy and CLEAR Programme, but operating at materially greater scale across all sectors.

Regional players

• Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit: NHS-owned commissioning support unit providing transformation, analytics, and workforce support to NHS organisations — directly comparable to 33N on NHS data analytics and transformation services, with the advantage of NHS ownership.

Others

• Health Education England (now NHS England Workforce): Sponsor and strategic partner of 33N's National CLEAR Programme and CIRLC; comparable as the institutional counterpart that funds and channels NHS workforce transformation programmes 33N delivers against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/33N_LTD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/33n

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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