What Amicus Health does

Amicus Health is an NHS GP partnership formed in 2017 through the merger of Clare House Surgery (Tiverton, Devon) and Bampton Surgery, serving over 18,000 registered patients across Tiverton, Bampton, Mid Devon and Exmoor. The practice operates from two physical sites — the flagship Clare House Surgery on Newport Street, Tiverton (EX16 6NJ), and Bampton Surgery on Barnhay, Bampton (EX16 9NB) — and runs an 80+ person clinical and administrative workforce including 27 GPs (4 full-time, 23 part-time), nurses, HCAs, and an administrative function. The core offering is NHS-funded general practice: personalised primary care with each patient assigned a named GP, repeat prescriptions, chronic disease management, and a broad set of clinics including wellbeing, contraception (with coil/implant fitting), first contact physiotherapy, and Clare House Surgical & Dermatology (skin surgery, carpal tunnel, vasectomies, joint injections). Extended-hours access is delivered via early morning (Thursday 7:30–8:00am), evening (Monday/Tuesday 6:30–7:30pm), and weekend appointments through a partnership with South Western Ambulance Service at Tiverton Hospital Urgent Care Centre.

The underlying technology stack is NHS-standard rather than proprietary: EMIS serves as the core clinical system, with Patient Access and the NHS App providing patient-facing portals, AccuRx (including AccuRx Scribe for AI-assisted documentation) for online consultations and messaging, and Abtrace for clinical decision support and patient recall. Interoperability is achieved through GP Connect (record sharing within the Tiverton Primary Care Network), the Devon and Cornwall Care Record, the Summary Care Record, and integration with One Devon Dataset / NHS Devon ICB. The practice is also a research-active training practice, hosting University of Exeter medical students, foundation doctors, and GP registrars, and participating in studies via the Clinical Research Network South West, CPRD, OpenSAFELY, Join Dementia Research, and RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre.

The business model is NHS-commissioned primary care: services are free at point of use for patients, and Amicus Health is funded through the NHS GP contract — a combination of global sum per registered patient, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) payments, enhanced services, PCN-level income, and fees for minor surgical procedures. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Limited non-NHS work (insurance reports, travel cancellation letters) is charged at published private fee rates. The practice is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, is an NHS England Armed Forces veteran-friendly accredited practice, and holds a 2024 Green Impact for Health Gold Award. It is locally partner-owned, with no external parent or private equity involvement indicated.

Name

Amicus Health

Legal name

Amicus Health

Website

https://amicushealth.nhs.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amicus Health is an NHS GP partnership formed in 2017 from the merger of Clare House and Bampton surgeries, serving over 18,000 patients in Tiverton, Bampton, Mid Devon and Exmoor with 80+ staff and CQC Outstanding-rated personalised primary care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Care / General Practice

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• NHS GP services
• Primary care services
• General practice
• Minor surgery clinic
• Family medicine

Headquarters

HQ city

Tiverton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NHS GP Services: Core revenue from providing NHS-funded GP services to registered patients. The practice is part of the NHS and receives funding through the NHS contract for delivering primary care services to the local population in Tiverton, Bampton, Mid Devon and Exmoor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Amicus Health operates an NHS GP practice delivering primary care medical services to over 18,000 registered patients across Tiverton, Bampton, Mid Devon, and Exmoor. Core offerings include GP and nurse consultations with a named GP for every patient, repeat prescriptions, a wellbeing service, a contraception clinic (with coil and implant fitting), first contact physiotherapy, and Clare House Surgical & Dermatology providing minor surgery, skin surgery, carpal tunnel operations, and vasectomies. The practice also provides online consultation requests, Patient Access portal access, veteran-friendly services, medical education and training programs, and active clinical research participation.

Product overview

Amicus Health is a merged GP practice (formed in 2017 from Clare House and Bampton Surgeries) providing NHS GP services to over 18,000 patients in Tiverton, Bampton, Mid Devon, and Exmoor. The organisation offers a comprehensive primary care portfolio centered on NHS GP Services and GP Appointments as core offerings, supplemented by specialist clinical services including Repeat Prescriptions, Wellbeing Service, Contraception Clinic (with coil/implant fitting), First Contact Physiotherapy, and Clare House Surgical & Dermatology (minor surgery, carpal tunnel, vasectomies). Digital patient engagement is delivered through Patient Access (online appointments, prescriptions, records), the NHS App, and an Online Consultation System via Accurx. The practice operates as a research-active training practice with Medical Education Training for medical students, foundation doctors, and GP registrars, complemented by community outreach through A Taste of Medicine (ATOM) and Tiny ATOM programmes. Additional services include Armed Forces Veteran Support and a Sustainability Programme. The practice is rated Outstanding by the CQC and maintains partnerships with multiple NHS digital systems including GP Connect, Summary Care Record, and Devon and Cornwall Care Record for integrated care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NHS GP Services and GP Appointments
• Repeat Prescriptions
• Wellbeing Service
• Contraception Clinic
• First Contact Physiotherapy
• Clare House Surgical & Dermatology
• Clinical Research Practice Services
• Armed Forces Veteran Support
• Medical Education Training
• A Taste of Medicine (ATOM) Course
• Tiny ATOM Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• CQC Outstanding rating - highest possible regulatory assessment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Western Ambulance ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide extended GP and nurse appointments at Tiverton Hospital Urgent Care Centre during weekday evenings and weekends. Patients can book these extended hours appointments by phone.
• Clinical Research Network South West (NIHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch studies organised by the Clinical Research Network South West which is part of the NHS National Institute for Health Research. Research is ethically approved and selected for primary care to improve medical care.
• CPRD (Clinical Practice Research Datalink)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in the national CPRD scheme which uses anonymised patient data to help medical research in the NHS. Anonymised data may be used for research in best interests of patients.
• Join Dementia ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational project aiming to improve dementia care by increasing the number of people involved in dementia research. Patients may be invited to participate.
• RCGP Research and Surveillance CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaps the rate of illness in communities to help identify outbreaks of disease. Part of national surveillance network.
• Greener PracticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned up to Green Impact for Health Toolkit. Provides information and resources about climate crisis as health crisis and patient actions to make a difference.
• Sustainable TivertonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organisation helping to make the community greener. Partnership includes Tiverton Tree Team and Re-Rooted Community Fridge initiatives.
• ECOE (Exeter Community Energy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sustainability organisation partnered with Amicus Health to support community environmental initiatives.
• Active Families TivertonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organisation promoting active lifestyles for families in Tiverton area, supporting health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Share Shop TivertonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity sharing organisation in Tiverton, part of local sustainability and community support network.
• Devon and Cornwall Care RecordcoreTechnology or IntegrationShared health and social care record system enabling any treating professional to access patient information across Devon and Cornwall for improved care coordination.
• Tiverton Primary Care NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationGP Practices within Tiverton PCN share patient records via GP Connect for coordinated care across local providers.
• One Devon Dataset / NHS Devon ICBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPopulation Health Management initiative using pseudonymised patient data to improve health and social care delivery across Devon.
• University of Exeter Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical students from University of Exeter attached to practice for undergraduate training. Special Study Units on Genomic Medicine and Community Surgery.
• Exeter and East Devon GP Training SchemecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr Fitzherbert and Dr Williams serve as Training Programme Directors for the Exeter and East Devon GP training scheme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Operose Health (formerly The Practice Group): Large operator of NHS GP practices across England (previously Centene-owned), running multi-site primary care with PCN and federation models — comparable as a scaled NHS GP operator with similar capitated revenue model.
• AT Medics: London-based NHS GP super-partnership running multiple practices with multi-specialty services and training accreditation — directly comparable in multi-site GP operating model.
• Modality Partnership: One of the largest NHS GP super-partnerships in England, operating multiple GP practices across regions with multi-specialty services and training/research activity — directly comparable as an at-scale, multi-site NHS GP provider.

Emerging players

• Push Doctor: UK digital GP provider offering online NHS and private consultations; overlaps with Amicus in providing primary care access but via a remote-only model that targets similar patient demand for convenient appointments.
• Babylon Health (GP at Hand): Digital-first NHS GP practice serving a national list via the NHS app/online; competes for patient registrations with traditional practices and represents a different go-to-market model with partial overlap in primary care delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Bupa Health Clinics: Large UK private healthcare provider operating clinics with GP and specialist services; comparable in offering multi-specialty outpatient services under a single brand, but privately funded rather than NHS-contracted.
• Concierge Medical: UK private-pay GP and membership-based primary care provider; not NHS-funded, but a comparable multi-GP practice offering personalised care, extended appointments, and specialist services to a paying population.
• Marylebone Health Group (CHHP): London-based private GP practice offering multi-specialty services including dermatology and minor surgery — comparable in offering specialist on-site services layered on top of general practice.

Others

• NHS Devon ICB (Integrated Care Board): Commissioning body for NHS services in Devon including Amicus's GP contract; not a competitor but the contracting and funding counterpart whose policy and contract decisions materially shape Amicus's economics.
• Ascenti (physiotherapy): UK physiotherapy provider delivering first-contact and MSK services in NHS primary care settings; adjacent/partner-like rather than a direct GP competitor, comparable to Amicus's First Contact Physiotherapy service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amicus-health

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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