Software

FirstCapital advises Patients Know Best on strategic investment from DNV

• Client:

  Established in 2008, Patients Know Best (PKB) is the world’s largest Personal Health Record (PHR) platform, used by over 25% of NHS England's providers. It was the first PHR to be integrated into the NHS App, and currently hosts records of 20 million UK patients, with over 5.6 million registered patients. Its platform is also deployed internationally in Germany, the Netherlands and Nigeria. PKB’s platform empowers patients to take a more active role in their healthcare, with 24% of patients logging in at least once a month and 10% at least once a week.

• Result:

  DNV is an independent assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries, with the purpose of safeguarding life, property, and the environment. The company’s growing healthcare business focuses on helping organizations deliver high-quality, person-centred care through accreditation, certification, and digital solutions. DNV’s investment in PKB is a strategic partnership between two businesses with shared values and ambitions. It will support PKB’s growth through further global expansion, alongside continuing the scale-up in the UK and accelerating new opportunities, levering PKB’s population health management engine.