Germany-based healthcare conglomerate Fresenius SE is trading at its highest share price in over a year – and three high-profile investment banks predict things will get even better.
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UK Government turns to for-profits to bust backlog
The UK independent sector is gearing up for an explosion in backlog-busting public outsourcing. The for-profit hospital, ophthalmology and imaging markets in particular look set for a significant boost according to wide-reaching government plans announced today (January 4).
August 4, 2023
UK Government turns to for-profits to bust backlog
The UK independent sector is gearing up for an explosion in backlog-busting public outsourcing. The for-profit hospital, ophthalmology and imaging markets in particular look set for a significant boost according to wide-reaching government plans announced today (August 4). Click here to read our reports on the UK for-profit healthcare sector in HBI Intelligence. Thirteen new […]
August 4, 2023
Fresenius half-year results get lukewarm reception
Investors had a mixed reaction to Fresenius’ half-year results, which saw the firm perform poorly on a group-level, but the core businesses highlighted by the restructuring plan perform well. The company did not confirm rumours of divestments.
August 4, 2023
French dentistry investors could be undermined if loopholes are closed
Investment in French dentistry could be undermined if the government closes legal loopholes, an orthodontics operator tells HBI.
July 31, 2023
Are fertility add-ons a bad idea?
In a successful fertility market, add-ons remain a controversial subject. HBI speaks to two experts with differing opinions to find out why.
July 28, 2023
Interview: Annabelle Neame, VP for new markets and innovation, HCA UK
HBI catches up with Annabelle Neame, vice president for new markets and innovation at top five UK hospital player HCA UK, and hears how HCA and others are using concierge services to help tourists navigate tricky foreign patient pathways as London is increasingly “more on the map” for health care tourism.
July 28, 2023
Spire boosts its imaging capabilities
Spire Healthcare, the UK’s largest for-profit hospital group, has extended its control over the patient journey with a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner worth £500,000.
July 27, 2023
FREE BLOG Cybersecurity: Four things operators must do
Cybersecurity is important for healthcare. Data and system breaches could take away patient privacy, destroy their trust in much-needed data collection, cost a bucketload of ransom money or even risk patients’ lives. So what can operators do to protect their data? Here are 4 things we’ve learned from talking to experts recently.
July 21, 2023
Saudi crackdown will shut businesses as new path paved for investors
The Saudi Arabian government is overhauling the regulatory regime governing its health care sector to make way for the huge amounts of private investment needed to deliver ambitious growth targets. As well as simplifying laws governing private ownership and foreign investment, it is increasing auditing checks on providers - and closing hundreds of sites that don’t meet health standards.
July 21, 2023
Spanish hospitals embrace organic growth opportunities
The M&A market remain mostly shut and operators are looking to organic growth instead. HBI speaks to a Spanish analyst who explains how this looks in the hospital sector.
July 21, 2023
What operators must do to protect against cyberattacks in the wake of HCA
In the aftermath of the cyberattack against US hospital group HCA, HBI talks to two cybersecurity providers to find out how worried operators, investors and patients should be.
