Right from a tablet based platform to record patient details, to the delivery of healthcare, the subsidiary of the UK-based LycaHealth, aims to usher in a mix of efficient, high-tech service in a luxurious environ,” noted Dr Manpreet S Gulati, CEO, Director-Co-Founder of Westminster. 

Using the ‘Firsthealth,’ a membership scheme (ultra-premium service plan tentatively priced at Rs 2.5 lakh), the healthcare entity plans to provide access to unlimited outpatient services excluding some procedures. It claims to have signed up with 100 such members, who, LycaHealth Director Sen Kandiah said, were mostly from Salem and Coimbatore. 

Interestingly, the initial idea was to provide healthcare in Tier II and III cities of Tamil Nadu by leveraging the links in Chennai. But the shortage of doctors and other hurdles including financial, had Kandiah think about setting up the fivestar daycare facility in the city. Generating wealth by targeting a niche population, he feels their company can develop the “social enterprise” much more effectively. 

A philosophy endorsed by Allirajah Subaskaran, Lyca Group Chairman and Prema Subaskaran, Chairperson, LycaHealth, who believe that positioning Westminster as an independent unit that will have collaborative partnerships with doctors and other stakeholders, a superior experience and facilitation of formal second opinions would be possible. The Lyca group which has 4,000-odd staff working in India, proposes to invest a $0.25 billion in the country. On the anvil is LycaMobile service, the company’s foray into the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) space. The group has applied for a license for this. Under this programme, their customers can get to use the roaming facility for free in the 22 countries where the group has presence, chipped in Subaskaran.