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Introduction

Asteral is the leading vendor-independent Managed Equipment Services (MES) provider to the NHS.

Asteral offers a planned and coordinated approach to the purchase, installation, training, management and maintenance of medical equipment on a long term basis, typically as part of a PPP/PFI framework. In doing so, Asteral offers numerous benefits to the NHS by delivering financial gains, an increased standard of care as well as operational efficiencies.

Asteral is a rapidly expanding business. Since 2002 Asteral has won 5 major MES contracts with total contracted revenues of £380million.

Asteral was previously called AssetCo Healthcare. We changed our name and re-branded in early 2006. The new identity underlined our strategic move to focus solely on the effective and efficient provision of medical equipment solutions to the NHS.

World Class Team

Our success and growth has been based on the quality of our people. The team has been carefully selected to include the right mix of technical and commercial expertise, highly qualified and experienced professionals, always with a positive ‘can d’ approach.

Asteral have unrivalled medical equipment expertise including; Registered Clinical Scientists, Medical Engineers, Radiographers, a Radiation Protection Advisor, and two Biomedical Scientists experienced in pathology.

This technical strength is combined with a commercial team providing dedicated support in law, procurement, financial modelling, finance, and project management.

Everyone at Asteral passionately believes in the business and the services we offer the NHS.

Vendor Independence

Our vendor independence is unique in the medical equipment marketplace. It enables Asteral to offer impartial equipment selection across all modalities and suppliers.

We keep pace with the constantly evolving medical technology market and supply the optimum mix of suppliers at the best price. This helps Acute NHS Trusts modernise for the future, deliver on strategic objectives and plan ahead for the long-term provision of care.

Partnership Approach

Much of what Asteral has achieved to date has been market leading. Asteral’s approach is to work together with our clients and business partners to deliver the most effective and best value overall product.

As we expand and move into new markets (such as pathology) strong relationships and partnerships remain essential. Our understanding of the NHS is founded on 150+ years of combined experience working for the NHS prior to joining Asteral