The Indo UK Institute of Health (IUIH), supported by
Healthcare UK, has commenced development work for two out of eleven
1,000 bed Medicity sites.
Healthcare UK is supporting a large project in India to create a
network of 11 Medicities across the country. The Indo-UK
Institute of Health (IUIH) programme is one of
the world’s largest healthcare initiatives currently underway. It
aims to partner with key NHS providers to transform the provision
of quality healthcare and medical education services across
India.
The scope of the project
IUIH’s vision is
to provide integrated healthcare across India by partnering with
global leaders in research, education, technology, manufacturing
and health care delivery.
The project led by Dr. Ajay Gupta, Group MD and
CEO, IUIH will deliver a
staged rollout of healthcare services across 100 cities. It will
involve the development of 11 Medicities along with a network of
primary care clinics across India. The project is envisaged to
take 10 years to complete, with the first phase already underway.
Exporting NHS healthcare services to India
Each Medicity will be developed in partnership with a leading NHS
Trust under a commercial contract. This commitment by the Indian
government and IUIH has already
recorded over £150 million in export wins for the UK since 2015
and continues to grow. The scale of this project signifies
significant export opportunities for NHS Trusts and other
healthcare services providers throughout India.
The NHS partner for the first 2 sites at Nagpur and Amravati
respectively, is Kings College Hospital (KCH). Healthcare UK was
responsible for introducing Dr Ajay Gupta (IUIH) to KCH. , Chairman of Kings College
sees the role of KCH as “bringing healthcare
expertise and advice to the project”.
Foundation stone laying ceremonies at 2 major Medicity sites
In the last couple of weeks, high profile foundation stone laying
ceremonies have been held at the first 2 Medicity sites at Nagpur
and Amravati. This milestone is a major step forward and owes a
great deal to 2.5 year’s hard work by Healthcare UK and the
Department for International Trade (DIT) India who have provided
significant support and guidance to IUIH.
Local press releases cover the stone laying ceremonies in more
detail. Chief Ministers of the 2 states where the sites are
located attended the ceremonies. These articles show the scale
and importance of the project to the development of India’s
healthcare system:
Times of India
The Indian Express
