Introduction
This statement relates to Vita Health Group Limited and its subsidiaries for the financial year ending 31 March 2025.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) and sets out the steps taken by Vita Health Group in preventing modern slavery (that is, slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking) in its business and supply chains. Vita Health Group is committed to ensuring a sustainable and ethical business, and as such will work towards eliminating the risk of modern slavery in all its activities and services. We are committed to ensuring that no person’s human rights are violated, and that all employees and suppliers are treated fairly, and that our business partners and suppliers do the same.
Our structure, business, and supply chains
Vita Health Group is a leading UK healthcare provider of physical and mental health services to employers and insurers, the NHS, and private service users. Our physical health services include community musculoskeletal physiotherapy and dermatology services. Our mental health services include cognitive behavioural therapy, guided self-help, and group therapy sessions.
Vita Health Groups purpose of ‘Making People Better’ underpins everything we do, and our employees ensure we achieve this through their commitment to our five values; Integrity, Quality, Customer Focussed, People Centred and Leadership. Our values demonstrate our commitment to act ethically and with integrity in all our activities and relations.
As a national healthcare organisation, we operate from a number of sites nationally and purchase a variety of products and services ranging from healthcare equipment, medicines, uniforms, waste disposal, and domestic services. Many of these products and services are used in the provision of healthcare to service users, such as injectable medicines, whilst others will be used in day-to-day business operations, such as office supplies. We engage many suppliers across the organisation, through our Facilities Team, IT Team and Network Clinics.
The vast majority of resourcing involved in the delivery of our services is that of our people; our employed workforce is overwhelmingly UK based (non-UK workforce represents <0.5% of total workforce and comprises individuals who have worked with the business for a number of years, with rates of pay monitored for equity alongside that of the UK based workforce). The non-employed workforce are all UK based with rates of pay regularly monitored and benchmarked nationally. Our non-people, i.e. vendor, supply chain is also predominantly UK based, which most significantly comprises of IT & Telephony, Rent & Rates, Legal & Professional, diagnostics, and translation services.
Less than 1% of our supply chain relates to higher-risk categories such as facilities management, waste management, and other labour-intensive outsourced services.
Due diligence processes
Vita Health Group carry out a modern slavery due diligence process for all new suppliers where they are risk assessed. We recognise the expectations of NHS commissioners and national guidance in relation to modern slavery risk management within healthcare supply chains. Our approach to supplier due diligence, risk assessment and colleague training is designed to align with these expectations, particularly in relation to identifying and managing risks within labour-intensive supply chains.
Any supplier is deemed a high or medium risk they would be further risk assessed utilising more a detailed questionnaire. If an issue were to arise then, on a case by case basis, we would first seek to address this by working with suppliers where there is a realistic prospect of remedy/reform. However, we would not hesitate to immediately cease dealings with a supplier, or engage with alternative suppliers, if necessary.
Risk assessment and management
Whilst we are a UK-based organisation, we understand our obligations towards modern slavery, and recognise the complexes that surround this illegal act globally, and the impact that this may have on healthcare practice. Vita Health Group services encompass frontline clinical teams, working with a large variation of supply chains, customers, and visitors to the organisation. Our colleagues are well placed to identify and deal with modern slavery through the training and processes in place to protect service users. The safeguarding system trains colleagues (clinical and non-clinical) to recognise and report signs of abuse and neglect. This system is comprehensive and supports management of modern slavery risk from either going undetected or being inadequately dealt with at front-line level. The risk is further controlled by colleagues having access to support, training, and an ability to raise concerns through access to ‘Speak Up Guardians’, grievance policy, central incident reporting, feedback email, and a confidential helpline.
Vita Health Group’s Supplier Management and Procurement, Human Rights and Corporate Governance policies ensure our clinics are equipped with guidance and risk assessment tools to identify modern slavery risks in local contracts. The Directors within the organisation who run its business must satisfy all necessary employment checks and fit and proper person checks to fulfil their role.
Policies
Our Whistleblowing Policy was replaced by our Speak Up policy in September 2021 to ensure all colleagues feel empowered and encouraged to raise any concerns of suspected wrongdoing or harm throughout the organisation. This policy and other key policies and procedures make specific reference to modern slavery risk.
People
To minimise the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking for direct employees Vita Health Group confirms the identities of all new employees and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We are a National Living Wage employer. Our Grievance Policy and Speak Up Policy lays out how colleagues can raise concerns.
Training
Vita Health Group provides learning, development, and training to increase colleagues’ awareness of modern slavery and support them to understand the importance and fully engage in modern slavery prevention and how to respond if concerns are detected. All colleagues are proportionately trained in adult and child Safeguarding (Levels 1 through 4) including modern slavery as a category of abuse. All VHG’s registered healthcare professionals are required to complete Level 3 Safeguarding Adults and Children training and our Safeguarding Team receive Level 4 Safeguarding Officer Training.
This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors of Vita Health Group Limited on 24th June 2026.
Derrick Farrell
Chief Executive Officer
Date: 24/06/26
Vita Health Group Limited
