WE ALL NEED TO MOVE TO LIVE.

HUMAN MOVEMENT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Being in poor health can dramatically reduce our ability to move, leading to further health complications and slower recovery. At Direct Healthcare Group, we recognise that movement is vital to our recovery, rehabilitation and independence. We believe that supporting mobility and independence is essential to achieving and maintaining good health.

No-one better understands the importance of movement and its relationship to both physical and mental health than Direct Healthcare Group, especially when the need to move directly affects our quality of daily living. Through this understanding, and close collaboration with healthcare professionals, we strive to provide effective, movement-based solutions that increase life-quality across care and living environments.

From effective prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, to promoting safe independence and avoiding patient falls, our solutions support care delivery to a broad patient spectrum, including those with complex, long term conditions. At Direct Healthcare Group we uniquely enable the healthcare challenges associated with reduced patient movement to be anticipated, managed, and in many cases, resolved to support care providers and those they care for.

All leading to better health outcomes, accelerated recovery and easier daily living.

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Leader in the health application of pressure care technologies

Direct Healthcare Services specialises in the manufacturing of pressure area care solutions with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative, award-winning products including mattresses, cushions and overlays.
With significant experience in the provision of clinically proven, value for money solutions, customers benefit from a combination of innovative pressure care technologies, designed in partnership with leading clinical and healthcare establishments.
In 2016, Direct Healthcare Services’ Intelligent Pressure Care Management won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation following the introduction of the Dyna-Form® Mercury Advance; a keystone hybrid mattress.

Specialist seating solutions for patients with complex care needs

Established in 1981, Kirton has been a leading manufacturer of specialist seating solutions for over 37 years. Now, we uniquely combine our award winning pressure care with specialist seating solutions to provide the user with excellent postural management and clinically proven pressure cushions. Our extensive range of specialist seats offers comfort and support for individuals with mid-level postural needs, complex postural requirements and neurological conditions; as well as a specialist kids range designed with home use in mind.

Rental & Service care management solutions

Nightingale provides over 20 years’ experience in the provision of specialist bariatric equipment and support. We offer a 24/7/365 rental service encompassing bariatric handling equipment, bariatric pressure care and specialist seating. With a network of nationwide service centres, we work closely with healthcare professionals to ensure our solutions are reliable, safe and effective. We have our own fleet of adapted delivery vehicles and our teams not only deliver equipment solutions but provide all necessary equipment training, and when required provide on-site support during patient transfer. Our ProServe® Technical Services provides you with our premier quality technical support for the wide range of products your hospital or equipment service have on-site.

Timeline

 

Direct Healthcare Services is founded, designing and manufacturing ‘best value’ pressure area care solutions.

 

DHS recognised as the 17th fastest growing business in the UK, attributed to an innovative approach in supporting NHS Trusts.

 

 

Asia Pacific Offices Opened in Perth, Australia.

 

Direct Healthcare Group are awarded an Investors in People Award.

 

Recognised by MediWales for the Dyna-Form® Static Air HZ mattress which conforms to a profiling bed
with no loss of mattress length to avoid the problem of heel pressure ulcers.

 

 

DHS announces partnership with the Welsh Wound Innovation Centre, a global centre of excellence in wound prevention and treatment.

 

The Static Air HZ wins the New Product Award at the Insider Media Business and Education Partnership Awards.

 

Direct Healthcare Group opens its dedicated education facility, the Intelligent Academy, at its head office in Caerphilly.

Intelligent Pressure Care Management wins Queen’s Award for Innovation.

 

Nightingale, a leading bariatric solutions provider, becomes part of the Direct Healthcare Group.

 

 

Kirton Healthcare, a leading specialist seating manufacturer, becomes part of the Direct Healthcare Group.

 

 

 

Direct Healthcare Group Achieves an Investors in People Gold Award.

 

 

Direct Healthcare Group acquires the highly regarded Transflo cushion brand

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