Teleradiology provider Medica Group, has reached an agreement to merge Axon Diagnostics into its operations in a move anticipated to advance its remote diagnostic reporting services across the UK National Health Service (NHS) and private healthcare sector.
According to the organisations, the merger, the financial terms of which were undisclosed, will create the largest clinical reporting network in the UK. The service will cover major diagnostic subspecialties and deliver capacity to support routine and urgent cases.
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Medica provides remote teleradiology reporting services for radiology departments across 55% of NHS Trusts. Its specialities include stroke imaging, cardiac, PET CT, and nuclear medicine.
Axon specialises in digital pathology and supports NHS and private healthcare providers in managing caseloads and remote reporting workflows via its cloud-based teleradiology and telepathology platform.
By merging Axon’s platform and artificial intelligence (AI)-based workflow tools, together with clinical desktop technology from Axon’s sister company, MITIS, Medica said the unified entity will deliver more streamlined workflows and support greater efficiency and cost effectiveness for clients, in alignment with the NHS’s long term priorities.
Within the 10-year plan for the NHS that was unveiled in July 2025, the UK’s Labour government outlined that one of the focuses will be on driving hospitals’ deployment of AI to support reporting in radiology and pathology, and the provision of remote monitoring to support virtual care of patients at home.
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By GlobalDataMedica CEO Andrew Cannon commented: “Bringing Axon into Medica strengthens our position as the UK’s leading diagnostics provider. Clients will continue to receive the excellent service they rely on, now supported by greater capacity and advanced reporting technology.”
To complete the merger, the companies said they are in the process of implementing a phased integration plan that aims to unite their systems, teams, and best practice protocols in a “structured and transparent” manner.
Axon CEO Rahul Mehta commented: “This merger combines our technology and agile approach with Medica’s scale and clinical excellence, meaning more patients will benefit from faster and smarter reporting.”
According to the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), the UK is facing a 30% shortfall in clinical radiologists that could rise to 40% by 2028 if action is not taken. To ameliorate this challenge and, teleradiology has emerged as a key stopgap solution to reduce clinician burnout and deal with mounting caseloads.
