UK's LycaHealth to set up healthcare centre in Chennai

The UK-based LycaHealth (part of the Lyca Group of Companies) is setting up a healthcare centre - which will include imaging, diagnostics, day-care and outpatients facilities - in Chennai with an investment of Pound 15 million (about Rs 125 crores). 

This state of the art healthcare centre, to be known as Westminster Healthcare, is slated for launch early next year. Situated in the heart of the city of Chennai, the facility will be used for medical consultation, day-care, diagnostic and wellness services. 

The parent team at LycaHealth that manages multiple high-end and similar centres in London, UK, believes there is a gap in the private healthcare market for the discerning client who would like to receive a high-end trustworthy service.

The CEO and co-founder of LycaHealth, Dr Manpreet Gulati, said, “Westminster Healthcare aspires to be a major leader in outpatient healthcare and diagnostics in India with further investment expected to reach Pound 75 million over the next five years, in line with the LycaHealth vision in the UK. A very important reason to create LycaHealth is to generate wealth (and not just money) so that we can in tandem, fund social enterprise initiatives in the areas of need including in India, Sri Lanka and Africa to provide low cost, ethical and good quality healthcare in these regions in our own small way.” 

British Prime Minister Theresa May, during her recent visit to India (her first visit out-side Europe since she became the PM), announced the establishment of Westminster Healthcare project.

Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister May said, “The UK and India are natural partners - the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy - and together I believe we can achieve great things - delivering jobs and skills, developing new technologies and improving our cities, tackling terrorism and climate change. This is a partnership about our shared security and shared prosperity. It is a partnership of potential.”