Boots has completed its acquisition of Concepta Diagnostics, an at-home healthcare and wellness test company, from MyHealthChecked PLC as it seeks to expand its private testing and diagnostics offer.
The development will enable Boots to offer customers an end-to-end testing journey that empowers them to learn more about their health through at-home testing kits and act on the results by connecting them to expert advice from a clinician alongside products and services that could help.
Concepta has a range of over 20 at-home health and wellness test devices within its portfolio, alongside a proprietary digital platform that can connect with laboratories, point of care test devices and wearables.
The platform also allows expert clinicians to share personalised advice to customers in line with their test results. Additional functionality enables customers to easily share their test results with their GP through integration with Patient Knows Best and the NHS App.
Jamie Kerruish, chief healthcare officer at Boots, said: “We know our customers increasingly want to better understand their health through testing services. Our ambition is to offer a best-in-class service that not only provides customers with valuable insights but also recommends products and services that can support their personalised needs.
“Our acquisition of Concepta Diagnostics will help us to realise this ambition. We have had a fantastic partnership with MyHealthChecked ever since the important work we did together through COVID. We are so excited to make this new phase even stronger, helping more people across the UK take control of their health to achieve better health outcomes that will improve their lives.
“The development will also support our partners across the NHS by offering personalised support to customers based on their test results, potentially saving GP appointments, as well as by allowing customers to more easily share their private test results with NHS providers.”
Boots will integrate Concepta Diagnostics’ products and services into its own. The acquisition will boost the health, wellness and beauty retailer’s expertise in testing and diagnostics. MyHealthChecked PLC CEO Penny McCormick will join the Boots team to lead testing and diagnostics.
