Tunstall Healthcare Explained

Tunstall Group
Trading Name:Tunstall Healthcare
Founded:1957
Hq Location:Doncaster
Area Served:Worldwide
Num Employees:3,000 staff
Website:https://www.tunstall.com/

Tunstall Healthcare is a technology company established in 1957 which specialises in digital health and care services. Its head office is in Doncaster. It has around 3,000 staff in 19 countries, and 5 million connected end users worldwide.[1] It is regarded as a key player in the telehealth market.[2] The Chief Executive Officer is Gordon Sutherland.[3]

It acquired American Medical Alert Corporation in December 2011.[4]

It sold Tunstall Americas to Connect America.com in January 2019 as part of its move towards a technology-enabled managed services business model.[5]

It is working with Telefónica to provide remote patient management systems and services to boost its capabilities in preventive care at home for people with chronic conditions.[6]

It produced a report with the charity hft which was launched in the House of Lords in 2019 highlighting the untapped potential of assistive technology in social care which was welcomed by the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group.[7]

In 2021 it acquired Secuvita, a technology solution provider based in the Netherlands with 70,000 users.[8] In 2022 it bought BeWo Unternehmensgruppe, a German company.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About us . 23 March 2022 . www.tunstall.com.
  2. News: New Profitable Research Report on Telehealth Program Market with Profiling Global Key Players Philips Healthcare, Medtronic plc, Cerner Corporation, Cisco Systems . 25 August 2019 . Market Expert 24 . 24 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Leadership Team . 23 March 2022 . www.tunstall.com.
  4. Web site: Tunstall Healthcare Group Acquires AMAC, American Medical Alert Corp . 13 July 2022 . www.businesswire.com.
  5. News: Tunstall drives forward connected care and health strategy . 25 August 2019 . Healthcare Business . 30 January 2019.
  6. News: Telefónica eyes new business models with digital health partnership . 25 August 2019 . Mobile Europe . 23 July 2019.
  7. News: New report highlights untapped potential of assistive technology . 25 August 2019 . Care Home Professional . 15 July 2019.
  8. News: Tunstall Healthcare grows presence with new acquisition . 28 July 2021 . Home Care Insight . 3 June 2021.
  9. News: Tunstall Healthcare expands its German presence with the acquisition of BeWo for undisclosed fee . 22 April 2022 . Yorkshire Post . 1 March 2022.