Accurx

Accurx builds the communication layer for the NHS. Founded in 2016, the company's platform connects GPs, hospital staff, specialists, and patients involved in a patient's care chain. The core business is healthcare software - specifically, communication platforms that handle sensitive patient data at national scale. Their primary product is used by over 98% of GP practices in England, making it critical infrastructure for the country's primary care system. During the pandemic, the team built a vaccine booking system in four weeks that went on to manage nearly 30 million vaccinations. From a security perspective, the threat model is clear: you're protecting the communication pathways and scheduling systems of an entire nation's healthcare service. The attack surface spans a platform that touches virtually every GP practice in England, handling patient data that flows between primary care, hospitals, and community services. The scale is not hypothetical - 98% adoption means a breach or downtime has immediate, widespread clinical impact. The systems underpin both routine care coordination and high-volume public health logistics like mass vaccination campaigns. The company operates across England's healthcare verticals: general practice, hospitals, and community care. The culture signals suggest engineering pragmatism over flash - focused on making everyday healthcare workflows functional and reliable, which is exactly the kind of constraint set where security has to be embedded, not bolted on. For anyone working in healthcare security, this is a shop where the stakes are legible, the infrastructure is live, and the scope is national.