Secondary Care

Liaison Group acquires stake in task management platform

Liaison Group have invested in task management platform, Infinity Health, for an undisclosed amount.

The company has taken an minority stake in Infinity Health, who last year were recognised in the HTN Awards 2020, for winning the Partnership of the Year category.

The company supported London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust generate thousands of hours of time savings by implementing its digital portering solution.

Liaison said “the investment will allow more trusts to access the tool and the benefits that digitising task management can bring to the NHS. From saving valuable clinical time to reducing the chance of tasks being missed, Infinity supports not only the improvement of patient care and safety, but also workforce redesign through the understanding of how many people are needed to do what work at any one time.”

Bruce Thew, Liaison Group’s Chairman, said: “Investing in Infinity Health supports Liaison’s mission to change the global health economy. Infinity Health represents an opportunity to take Liaison Group to the heart of the NHS and health economies globally, enabling us to work in the area of care coordination and communication, and contributing to our core expertise in NHS savings and efficiencies.”

 “We have seen the benefits that innovative technology solutions have brought to the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the right solutions have improved patient care and workforce management at a time when swift digital transformation was needed most. As with this growth capital investment, we will continue to support the right technology solutions to further health economies going forward, both in the UK and overseas.”

Elliott Engers, CEO at Infinity Health, said: “We are united by a shared vision to support frontline staff with the tools they need to safely and efficiently care for their patients. Together, we aim to bring the benefits of Infinity to as many health and care teams as possible.”