Southern Enterprise Awards 2020

48 | Southern Enterprise Awards 2020 Aug20463 Taking care of one’s own skin is a good thing to do for many reasons, both medical and aesthetic. Panakeia (UK) is a cosmetic and private medical clinic that is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the health and beauty of its clients. Based on the idea of Panacea, the Greek goddess of universal health and remedies, Panakeia was formed as a literary term to represent any solution to solve all problems for a particular issue. We find out more about the firm by speaking to founder Jaspreet Adhen. Opening its doors in 2016, Panakeia has always had a singular mission in mind: to provide its patients with the best care from entering the clinic, to the moment they leave, and long after. Since then, it has focused on creating an environment where staff can spend time building relationships to fully understand the wants and needs of patients, whilst providing them with treatments and care that has been tailored to them. Underpinned by quality, honesty, excellence, personal service, and safety at every turn, the medical professionals who make up the team at Panakeia offer a range of treatments for all manner of medical and aesthetic issues. Tackling everything from acne to stretch marks, the small and close-knit team at Panakeia is made up of two GP doctors, a plastic surgeon, and a pharmacist, all of whom make sure that the firm makes sure it achieves the highest possible standards when treating patients. There are few barriers to entering the aesthetics industry, especially in terms of regulation around standards of care and capacity of the practitioner. This has driven competition to increase customer churn, compromising service and care. What sets Panakeia apart from these competitors is the staff, the regulatory steps it has taken, and the in-depth consultations from initial interactions right through to treatment and post-care. The staff educate and support the patients through their journey, ensuring that any psychological and emotional aspects are also addressed. Panakeia has also taken the additional step to become CQC-regulated to ensure that it stands up to rigor of patient safety and satisfaction. Panakeia understands the need for openness, honesty, and friendliness is any medical context, but aesthetics is also a particularly sensitive subject for many people. Being a family-run business, it has ensured that it Best Medical & Aesthetics Clinic 2020 - Bedfordshire is always open, honest, and friendly in every interaction, and that it discusses all issues, whether it be a patient case or just day to day operations. The team are also deeply empathetic and take great pride in their work, always striving to achieve the best results for clients everywhere. In looking for potential recruits, Panakeia keeps its eye on highly qualified professionals who take a similar sense of pride in their work, and are empathetic towards patient needs. With one eye on the future, Panakeia has multiple immediate plans for what comes next in terms of serving patients better than ever before. Firstly, the firm is continuing to help drive the change on educating consumers about the industry, its treatments, and making sure that they are fully informed of the risks involved. This will always be a key priority for the team at Panakeia, due to the lack of regulation of the aesthetics industry. Longer term, the firm does have some ambitious plans to expand into a larger scale medical centre where it will be able to offer a more comprehensive set of services, and also increase its business presence to become the go-to place for any medical or cosmetic procedures. Being an award-winning clinic offers Panakeia a great platform and opportunity to collaborate with other businesses, and to give back to the community by making a real difference in people’s everyday lives. Confidence and charisma can be brought back with the right medical and aesthetic treatments, and Panakeia is definitely in the business of helping people achieve that. Its every success is fully deserved, and its future is incredibly exciting. Contact: Jaspreet Adhen Website: www.panakeia-uk.com Tackling everything from acne to stretch marks, the small and close-knit team at Panakeia is made up of two GP doctors, a plastic surgeon, and a pharmacist, all of whom make sure that the firm makes sure it achieves the highest possible standards when treating patients.