28 November 2023

Totally plc

("Totally", "the Company" or "the Group")

Directorate Changes

Totally plc (AIM: TLY), a leading provider of frontline healthcare services, corporate fitness and wellbeing services across the UK and Ireland, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Stilwell to the Totally Board of Directors with immediate effect.

Simon Stilwell will initially join the Board as a Non-Executive Director and as Chairman designate and will become the Company's Non-Executive Chairman with effect from 1 January 2024. Simon is currently a Non-Executive Director of Gresham House plc. Simon has over 26 years' experience in the City and was, until 2022, CEO of Bonhill Group plc, an AIM-listed digital media and events business. He was previously Chief Executive of Liberum, the investment bank that he co-founded in 2007 and a Director of the Little Forest Folk group of outdoor children's nurseries. Prior to Liberum, Simon was Head of Sales for small companies at Collins Stewart plc and was also a Director at Beeson Gregory Limited. A former infantry officer, he is Chairman of the Gloucestershire Regiment Museum Trust.

Following the above appointments and in line with best corporate governance practice, having spent nine years as a Director, Bob Holt, Chairman, has notified the Company that he will step off the Board with effect from 31 December 2023.

Wendy Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"Simon brings a huge amount of experience that will benefit the Group and its future, and I am very pleased to welcome him to the Board. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Bob, for his contribution to the business over the last nine years."

Additional Information

Simon Stilwell, age 54, is currently or has been a Director of the following companies within the past five years:

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Notes to editors

About Totally

Totally is a leading provider of healthcare and wellbeing services across the UK and Ireland, working in partnership with the NHS, other healthcare providers and corporate customers to help address the challenges of increased demand for healthcare services.

The Company is committed to pursuing a progressive buy-and-build consolidation strategy within the fragmented healthcare market and looks to capitalise on the attractive opportunities that its disruptive service model offers to generate value to shareholders.

Totally helps healthcare commissioners and hospitals ensure patients can access the most appropriate care quickly and efficiently by delivering quality urgent care services, such as NHS 111 and urgent treatment centres, elective care services including insourcing, outsourcing and elective care delivered via 'Any Qualified provider', as well as community dermatology clinics; and therapy servicing including first contact practitioner and a full physiotherapy and podiatry offering.  Our corporate customer services also play a role in reducing reliance on healthcare by promoting healthy lifestyles and physical and mental health.

Healthcare services

Urgent Care: Totally's urgent care services are delivered under the Totally Urgent Care brand, by  Vocare and Greenbrook Healthcare. Both businesses have a strong heritage and have been delivering quality urgent care services including NHS 111, GP Out of Hours and Urgent Treatment centres on behalf of the NHS for more than 25 years and 15 years respectively.

Elective care: Totally's elective care services are delivered by Pioneer Healthcare, About Health and Premier Physical Healthcare.

·    Pioneer Healthcare was established in 2007 and delivers a wide range of acute services to NHS patients, in partnership with independent healthcare sector private hospitals across England, to help the NHS reduce waiting lists whilst maintaining patient care and quality. Pioneer offer services through insourcing and outsourcing agreements and through its Any Qualified Provider status.  

·    About Health has been delivering community-based specialist care with a focus on delivering prompt assessment and treatment across the country since 2008.

·    Premier Physical Healthcare was established in 2007 and provides physiotherapy and podiatry services to NHS patients, often within a community GP practice, and to the prison service.

Corporate Wellbeing Services

Energy Fitness Professionals ("EFP"): EFP is a corporate fitness provider established in 1990 to address a gap in the market for workplace fitness, which has grown to offer a range of services covering workplace wellbeing. EFP manages 58 gyms on behalf of its corporate customers, with more than 11,500 members.

For more information visit www.totallyplc.com