Award-winning Scottish practice The Osteopaths becomes a founding member of Bonica Healthcare.
There are milestones, and then there are milestones. In 2024, The Osteopaths became the first practice in Scotland ever to be named Practice of the Year, recognition of a culture of clinical excellence built patiently across clinics in Glasgow, Linwood, Erskine and Dalry. Now the practice has taken its next significant step, joining Bonica Healthcare as a founding member.
THE OSTEOPATHS AT A GLANCE
Being Scotland’s first Practice of the Year is a remarkable thing to carry. What did it mean to the team?
It meant the world. That award was not about one person, it was about every clinician and receptionist who has ever put a patient first. It told us that the way we do things, properly, patiently, with real care, is recognised at the highest level.
You had options. Why Bonica Healthcare specifically?
Honestly, we were cautious. When you have built something you are proud of, you do not hand it to just anyone. What changed our minds was the people. Bonica Healthcare is led by people who genuinely understand musculoskeletal care and respect clinical independence, they were not interested in stripping us back or making us something we are not. They wanted to invest in our standards and help us reach more people. That alignment, on values as much as on numbers, is why we said yes to them.
What does joining the group unlock for the practice?
Scale, without losing soul. We get the investment, the systems and the shared expertise of a bigger group, which means we can do more for patients, sooner. But the clinicians, the clinics and the care stay exactly as our patients know them. It is the best of both worlds, and it lets us take award-winning care to more of Scotland.
The Osteopaths are not just well loved across the west of Scotland, they are award-winning, and that recognition speaks to a real culture of clinical excellence. We are proud to welcome a team of this calibre as a founding part of the group.
Richard Martindale, Operations Director, Bonica Healthcare
Bonica Healthcare is a UK healthcare group helping people move and feel better, through chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy alongside specialist services including podiatry and men’s and women’s health. For more information, visit bonicahealthcare.co.uk/group.