Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Ian Thistlewood
Led the operational integration of multi-site healthcare groups, with particular focus on standardising quality while preserving each brand's distinct identity.
who we are
Helping people live fuller lives.
Cortera unites market-leading specialist healthcare brands under one clinically-led platform — making expert care more accessible, more consistent and more effective for the patients, clinicians and partners who rely on it.
The people setting the standard.
Leadership & Board
Managing Director - Ascenti Physio
Jacqui Dorney
Two decades scaling healthcare services businesses across the UK and Europe, with a track record of building boards that balance commercial ambition with clinical rigour.
Managing Director - Six Physio
Eddie Smith
Brings institutional discipline to a founder-built sector, with deep experience reporting into private equity ownership and insurer-facing stakeholders.
Managing Director - Advo Health
Adam Jarvis
Built and scaled digital clinical pathways, including patient-facing apps, that reduce administrative waste without compromising care quality.
Our Vision& Core Values
One cultural thread,four distinct brands.
Every business in the Cortera group is run independently, but each is built on the same foundation. These four values are how we hold each other to account - clinically, commercially and culturally.
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Pioneering
We look forward, embrace purposeful innovation, and drive technology enablement to shape what comes next in healthcare.
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United
We work together as an integrated network, connecting clinicians, insurers, partners and patients across the group.
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Caring
We are human-first, keeping clinical excellence and patient well-being at the core of every decision we make.
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Dependable
We maintain calm authority, delivering consistent, safe outcomes for patients and partners at a national scale.
How we operate
Our 3 core roles
Cortera doesn't deliver care directly — our operating businesses do. Our job is to make them stronger.
We empower those businesses with shared technology and tools, unite the wider healthcare ecosystem around a single point of trust, and uphold clinical excellence at scale.
Together, these three roles let us raise standards, join up expertise, and bring high-quality care to more people across the Group — without ever slowing the specialists down.
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We enable
The Innovative Enabler
Optimising efficiencies using digital tools and processes – enabling our operating business units to focus on delivering high-quality care and meaningful outcomes.
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We connect
The Connector
Acting as the trusted interface between corporate stakeholders, regulators, investors, strategic partners – and the Group's operating businesses.
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We uphold
The Guardian of Standards
Establishing clear benchmarks for quality, safety, and governance, and supporting consistent standards of excellence across the Group.