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About SAH Diagnostics

Helping the NHS diagnose patients sooner.

We partner with NHS Trusts across England to deliver consultant-led diagnostic and clinical services, cutting waiting times for the patients who most urgently need care.

Our story Meet the team

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The SAH team on stage at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2024

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The SAH team celebrating in front of a mobile unit

Since 2020

Gold winnerImproving cancer outcomes

30+NHS Trust partners
400,000+Procedures delivered
9Clinical specialities
8National NHS frameworks

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21+years of healthcare leadership

Our story

Born in the pandemic, built for the NHS.

SAH Diagnostics emerged in 2020 from a pressing need: to give the NHS high-quality, time-efficient support through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our founder brought more than 21 years of healthcare leadership across the UK, the US, the Middle East, Turkey and South Asia. Today our award-winning clinicians work closely with NHS Trusts to clear diagnostic backlogs and cut waiting times, especially for patients in urgent need of care.

Feroz AgadFounder & Director

UK
US
Middle East
Turkey
South Asia

Our journey

From one idea to 30+ NHS partners

2020
Founded
Established by Feroz Agad to give the NHS fast, high-quality support through the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022
A world-first mobile urology unit
Mobilised in ten days with University Hospitals of Leicester to clear a prostate biopsy backlog.
2024
Gold at the HSJ Partnership Awards
Most Effective Contribution to Improving Cancer Outcomes, won with University Hospitals of Leicester.
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Today
30+ NHS Trust partners
Mobile units, insourced services, end-to-end pathways and our flagship Bristol Clinic.
Meet our partners

What we care about

People at the heart of everything we do.

Our mission

To redefine healthcare by putting people first: not just diagnostics, but compassion, understanding and a real difference in people’s lives.

Our vision

A seamless, efficient diagnostic experience for everyone, and a healthier, more responsive healthcare system.

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A nurse going through paperwork with an older patient

Focused on you
Diagnostic care built around your comfort, your wellbeing and your health journey.
Hand in hand with the NHS
Working closely with the NHS and healthcare partners to cut waiting times and improve outcomes.
Quality, always
Innovation and a relentless commitment to quality, so care feels seamless and stress-free.

Meet the team

The people behind SAH

A dedicated team with a wealth of experience and a passion for excellence, here to support every patient’s healthcare journey.

Feroz AgadFounder & Director
Shabaana MithaDirector
Sherafghan GhauriDirector
Jonah RusereClinical Operations Lead
Jane GawneContracts Lead

In their words

Trusted by NHS partners, valued by patients

Our HSJ Gold partner

It was clear from the start that the SAH team have a ‘can do’ attitude and will move mountains to deliver at pace.

Matthew ArcherAssociate Director of Operations, Cancer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

They worked hard to ensure the services ran at capacity and delivered a quality experience for the patients, which was reflected in the feedback received from the patients and the Trust colleagues who worked alongside them.

Bev ParkerHead of Planned Care Commissioning, Devon Integrated Care Board

I cannot speak highly enough of both Feroz and Jane and the personal lengths they have gone to support the service.

Deputy Divisional DirectorUSC, Great Western Hospital Trust

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From our patients

“Absolutely brilliant care. Very professional. The staff went out of their way to put me at ease.”
SAH patient
“My experience was conducted by excellent, caring and considerate staff. I felt completely at ease.”
SAH patient
“All the staff have been wonderful and made me feel comfortable throughout.”
SAH patient

NHS frameworks

Approved across national frameworks

As an approved supplier on the major NHS procurement frameworks, we give Trusts an established, compliant route to extra capacity.

Talk to our contracts team

NHS Supply ChainManaged Equipment and Clinical Service Solutions (MECSS)
NHS Shared Business ServicesInsourcing of Clinical Services
NHS Shared Business ServicesClinical Managed Services, including Managed Maintenance Services
HealthTrust EuropeDiagnostic Service Solutions
Countess of ChesterNational Flexible Framework for On-Site Surgical and Medical
Countess of ChesterDPS013 Mobile Diagnostics and Treatment Units
NHS Workforce AllianceInsourced Services to support the Provision of Healthcare Services (RM6276)
Velindre University NHS TrustClinical, Surgical and Diagnostics Procedures

Governance

Safe, effective care, independently assured.

A robust clinical governance framework, led by our Head of Clinical Services, keeps the quality of our care improving. With our NHS partners, we monitor experiences and outcomes in every service we run.

Read about our governance

Effective healthcareCare delivered to local, national and international standards, and audited.
Highly skilled clinical staffCarefully selected clinicians, regularly assessed and continually trained.
Ensuring safetyThorough risk management, with every incident investigated and lessons shared.
Patient-centred careEvery complaint and piece of feedback reviewed, and practice changed where needed.

CQC: Registered with the Care Quality Commission
Cyber Essentials Plus: Certified cyber security
ISO 27001:2022: Information security
ISO 9001:2015: Quality management
ISO 14001 / 45001: Environmental, health and safety
ISO 22301:2019: Business continuity