Whzan Digital Health

What Whzan Digital Health does

Whzan Digital Health is a UK-based remote patient monitoring company, operating as a product unit of parent Solcom Limited and headquartered in Ryde, Isle of Wight. The company sells a connected platform that combines a portable Blue Box hardware kit (Bluetooth medical instruments and tablet), a new software-only Blue Box Lite application, and a cloud dashboard that ingests vital signs, automatically generates NHS-recognised NEWS2 early warning scores, and supports remote review by GPs and clinicians. Whzan's technology embeds NHS-validated clinical frameworks (NEWS2, RESTORE2, SBARD, Significant 7) and integrates natively with major UK electronic patient record systems (EMIS, TPP SystmOne, Access Rio) and care management platforms (Nourish, Person Centred Software) via GP Connect.

Whzan serves three primary customer segments: NHS Integrated Care Systems and trusts (virtual wards, community nursing, SMI physical health checks), care and nursing homes (structured NEWS2 assessments and CQC-aligned documentation), and homecare providers (carer-led wellness checks). Documented flagship deployments include North Central London CCG (120+ care homes, 3,000+ people), Mid and South Essex ICS virtual wards (£1.3m estimated savings), Leicester/Leicestershire/Rutland ICS (£600K savings over four months across 32 care homes), and NHS Isle of Wight (early adopter since 2011). Reported outcomes include a 53% reduction in hospital admissions, 41% reduction in 999 calls, and 36% reduction in unplanned GP visits in Surrey pilots.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market, primarily through UK public sector procurement frameworks (G-Cloud 14, NHS SBS, Spark DPS, plus several regional and Scottish DPS frameworks), with direct enterprise sales and emerging franchise channel partnerships (SureCare, Walfinch). Revenue is generated through hardware sales and multi-year software subscriptions. Whzan holds ISO 27001, ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials, and TSA certifications, won the HSJ HealthTech Partnership of the Year Award in 2022 alongside NCL CCG, and is currently led by CEO Alex Schmid following a 2025 rebrand and product refresh.

Name

Whzan Digital Health

Legal name

Solcom Limited

Website

https://whzan.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Whzan Digital Health provides remote patient monitoring hardware (Blue Box) and software (Blue Box Lite) used by NHS Integrated Care Systems, care homes, and homecare providers across the UK to capture vital signs, auto-generate NEWS2 scores, and enable remote clinical review.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Remote Patient Monitoring

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Nursing, Telemonitoring & Command Center Platforms (HLACAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical-Grade Vital Signs Monitoring (ECG, SpO2, BP, Temp, Respiration) (HLACAPAI), Connected Medical Devices & Wearables (Sensors, Patches, Implantables) (HLACAPAB), Chronic Disease Management IoT (Diabetes, CHF, COPD, Hypertension) (HLACAPAD)

Keywords

• Remote patient monitoring
• Digital health checks
• Telehealth platform
• Virtual ward solutions
• Clinical deterioration detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Ryde

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Blue Box: Sale of the Blue Box portable monitoring device (all-in-one case with Bluetooth instruments and tablet) and Blue Box Lite app-based solution.
2. Software Platform Subscription: Ongoing subscription for access to the Whzan platform, dashboard, automated scoring, data storage, and clinical review capabilities.
3. NHS Procurement Frameworks: Revenue through government procurement frameworks including G-Cloud 14, NHS Shared Business Services, and Spark DPS, allowing public sector buyers to purchase Whzan products and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Whzan Digital Health provides a remote patient monitoring platform that combines portable Bluetooth medical instruments (the Blue Box hardware kit) with a cloud-based software platform. The system captures vital signs, automatically generates NHS-recognised NEWS2 early warning scores, and supports structured digital health assessments for use by NHS organisations, care homes, and homecare providers across the UK.

Product overview

Whzan Digital Health offers a connected remote monitoring platform consisting of two main products: the Blue Box (portable hardware kit with Bluetooth medical instruments and tablet) and Blue Box Lite (app-based version running on existing devices). Both products feed data into the Whzan Platform, which aggregates vital signs, generates NHS-recognised NEWS2 scores, and enables remote clinical review. The platform integrates with leading EPR systems (Access Rio, EMIS, SystmOne) and GP Connect to support care across NHS virtual wards, care homes, homecare services, and community pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Box: An all-in-one portable case containing Bluetooth medical instruments and a tablet for comprehensive health assessments. Supports vital signs capture and NEWS2 scoring.
• Blue Box Lite
• Guardian Kit

Products and services

• Whzan Blue Box All-in-one portable case containing Bluetooth medical instruments and a tablet for capturing vital signs and completing structured assessments including NHS NEWS2 scoring. Designed for use in virtual wards, care homes, community services, and NHS linked care pathways.
• Blue Box Lite App-based version of the Blue Box that runs on carers or patients' own devices. Supports structured digital health checks without additional hardware, enabling wider deployment, patient-led readings, and cost-effective scaling of remote monitoring across services.
• Whzan Platform Connected cloud platform linking NHS, social and private care that combines patient data with remote monitoring technology. Aggregates vital signs, NEWS2 scores, and contextual data for remote review by clinicians and GPs, integrating with leading EPR systems (Access Rio, EMIS, SystmOne) and GP Connect.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53% reduction in hospital admissions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• SureCarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025SureCare partnered with Whzan to equip its care workers with remote patient monitoring technology. The partnership enables SureCare's care teams to conduct NHS-validated wellness checks for clients in their own homes using the Blue Box. Rollout began March 2025 across the SureCare franchise network throughout the UK.
• SureCarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025SureCare franchise network distributing Whzan Blue Box and wellness checks across their nationwide homecare locations.
• North Central London CCG (NCL CCG)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2022Award-winning partnership recognised with HSJ HealthTech Partnership of the Year. NCL deployed Blue Boxes in over 120 care homes monitoring 3,000+ people. NCL pioneered integration between Whzan and NHS 111, and uses Blue Box in homeless shelters and for people with learning disabilities.
• Walfinch Home CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalfinch uses Whzan Blue Box for proactive wellbeing checks enabling early intervention. The partnership is being extended across Walfinch's network and embedded into everyday care and community initiatives such as Thrive Clubs.
• Homecare AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWhzan joined as affiliate member, strengthening commitment to support homecare providers. The Homecare Association represents over 2,300 homecare provider organisations (one-third of the market). Both organisations share aims to help people live better, for longer, in the place they call home.
• Reading Voluntary Action (RVA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRVA leads Community Wellness Outreach across Reading, funded by local NHS ICB. Using Whzan Blue Box to deliver free NHS Health Checks in community settings such as community centres and libraries, reaching vulnerable residents at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Connected Care ProgrammeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLLR ICS pilot deployed Blue Boxes in 32 care homes. Over 5,800 observations taken with 422 full NEWS2 scores. Achieved £600,000+ savings over four months with reductions in hospital admissions and ambulance callouts. Included learning disability homes.
• Mid and South Essex ICSflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished two virtual wards (Respiratory and Frailty) in January 2022 using Whzan technology. Achieved estimated reduction of 1,406 acute hospital bed days and £1.3m in savings. Monthly savings of £100,347 (Respiratory) and £230,202 (Frailty).
• NHS Isle of WightflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly adopter of Whzan technology since 2011. NHS Isle of Wight Respiratory Virtual Ward uses Whzan for patients with respiratory, OPAT, and frailty conditions. 26 places available; featured in ITN Business Hub film. Partnered with Association of Respiratory Nurses (ARNS).
• NourishcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership bringing Whzan assessment data into Nourish care management system for care homes.
• Person Centred SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership bringing Whzan assessment data into Person Centred Software care management platform for homecare.
• GP ConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration enabling Whzan data to flow into GP systems for clinical review and decision support.
• Access RiocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Access Rio Electronic Patient Record system used in NHS settings.
• EMIScoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with EMIS Electronic Patient Record system widely used in UK primary care.
• TPP SystmOnecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with TPP SystmOne Electronic Patient Record system used in UK healthcare.
• Health Innovation Kent Surrey SussexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Innovation Network supported Whzan Blue Box implementation in care homes for over five years. Surrey pilot: 60 Blue Boxes in 40 homes with 53% reduction in hospital admissions, 41% reduction in 999 calls.
• Health Innovation NENCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Innovation North East and North Cumbria report showed eight care homes made savings of more than £750,000 in one year using The Blue Box.
• The Care Workers' CharityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHomecare's Got Talent 2025 event raises funds for The Care Workers' Charity which provides financial and mental health support to care workers facing crisis.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cera Care: UK technology-enabled homecare provider combining domiciliary care delivery with proprietary digital monitoring and deterioration detection tools. Comparable to Whzan on technology-augmented homecare and predictive deterioration, though vertically integrated as a care provider.
• Birdie: UK homecare-focused SaaS platform offering care planning, visit notes, medication management and remote monitoring integrations for domiciliary care providers. Overlaps Whzan in the homecare segment, especially with Blue Box Lite, and shares the same franchise/independent agency buyer profile.
• Huma (formerly Medopad): Global remote patient monitoring and virtual care platform with a substantial NHS and UK hospital footprint, including virtual ward deployments. Directly comparable to Whzan's NHS virtual-ward and chronic-disease RPM use cases, though typically serving larger hospital systems.
• Doccla: UK-based virtual wards and remote patient monitoring platform serving NHS Integrated Care Boards with continuous vital signs monitoring at home. Direct competitor to Whzan's virtual-ward and care-home RPM offering, with overlapping customer base and a similar NHS procurement-driven GTM.
• CareLineLive: UK all-in-one homecare management software for domiciliary care agencies, including rostering, visit notes and increasingly remote monitoring features. Adjacent competitor to Whzan within the homecare segment that Whzan's homecare franchise partners (SureCare, Walfinch) operate in.
• Tunstall Healthcare: UK-established telecare and Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) provider selling into local authorities, care homes and housing providers. Competes with Whzan in the same care-home and homecare technology segment, often via the same NHS SBS / Spark DPS frameworks.
• Current Health (Best Buy Health): Acquired by Best Buy Health, provides continuous remote patient monitoring with a wearable device and clinician dashboard for hospital-at-home and virtual-ward programmes. Comparable to Whzan on RPM + clinical dashboard, with a larger US footprint but overlapping NHS pursuits.

Emerging players

• Ally Health: UK digital health platform focused on remote consultations and at-home health testing pathways. Listed as a Whzan integration partner but also an adjacent emerging player targeting the NHS and consumer health-check space.

Others

• Vivoo: UK/US digital health platform delivering remote monitoring for chronic conditions including COPD, CHF and diabetes. Comparable chronic-condition RPM functionality to Whzan's NEWS2-driven deterioration monitoring use cases, though with different delivery model.
• Panacea (Care Management Software): UK care management software provider integrated with Whzan for care homes and homecare. Ecosystem/complementary partner rather than direct competitor; relevant for understanding Whzan's NHS social-care software adjacency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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