Wellola believes that the future of healthcare is preventative, community-based and supported by digital tools.

Our vision

To improve the flow of healthcare information between patients and their care-providers and to shift of care out of acute hospital setting into the community.

Having worked closely with our customer base, our solution is strongly user focused. Our emphasis is on simplicity and our mission is to create easy-to-use, secure software, that maximises resources and reduces waste in our health systems.

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Our Story

History of Portasana

2016

Wellola was founded in Ireland, to build a secure healthcare communication platform to deliver on its vision

Customers

Wellola began servicing GPs, allied healthcare providers and care homes in Ireland and the UK

Ambition

Wellola continues to expand with the view to becoming Europe’s most accessible patient platform

Investment

Wellola was identified as a high-potential company and invested in by Enterprise Ireland to scale globally

Growth

Wellola established its UK base at the Nexus Leeds, serving large scale customers such as acute and community NHS Trusts

Our Team

Leadership team

Wellola was founded in Ireland in 2016, set up its UK subsidiary in 2019 and is proud to have established its UK base at the Nexus Leeds, working alongside the brightest minds from business, technology, and academia.

Sonia Neary

CEO and Co-founder

Chartered physiotherapist and experienced healthcare executive, Sonia drives the commercial success of Wellola

Dave Gill

Principle Engineer

Cloud-first technical leader with extensive experience across global enterprises. Dave drives the technical success of Wellola.

Dr Greg Martin

Chief Medical Officer

MPH and WHO consultant Greg is a global healthcare influencer with extensive clinical experience.

Stefan Focas

Chief Financial Officer

Experienced Chartered Accountant, including as CFO for Asia Pacific for the Healthcare, Intellectual Property and Science businesses of Thomson Reuters.

Dr Imran Khan

Clinical Safety Officer

Portfolio GP with roles at the RCGP and the BOB ICS, as well as Co-Deputy Chair of the Advisory Group for Data at NHS England.

Michael Bell

Data Security and Protection Advisor

Healthtech compliance expert, and an active EIT Health mentor. Focused on ensuring Wellola patient data is protected and secured.

Lisa Parkes

Client Enablement and Business Operations Lead

Passionate about driving operational excellence, client success, and strategic business growth.

Jen Malone

Senior Delivery & Compliance Manager

With 15+ years’ NHS experience across digital, project management, data and operations, Jen works closely with healthcare organisations to lead the secure and successful rollout of Portasana.