This week we looked at perceived healthcare quality across selected markets in 2022, according to research conducted by market research company IPSOS. Overall, there is less positivity about healthcare quality compared to 2021.
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Valencia: Not be as hostile to private market as feared
Spanish hospital group Imed has begun building work on its new hospital in Alicante, Valencia. But is it foolish to invest further in a region so hostile to healthcare services? HBI speaks to a Spanish consultant to find out more.
February 3, 2023
Stagnant tariffs stifle innovation and could close small Italian hospitals
The head of digital transformation at Italy’s largest for-profit hospital group tells HBI stagnant NHS tariffs combined with a push towards country-wide electronic health records could force smaller players to close.
February 3, 2023
Your Deals + Insights briefing for February 2023
Click here to see your double edition for February 2023 In this month’s bumper double edition we look at Orpea’s plans for restructuring after a year of turmoil, the pressure to restrict PE investment in Germany, predictions for the market in 2023, and the UK government’s plans to end the dental drought by opening the […]
January 28, 2023
FREE BLOG Not every NHS is created equal
As we update our hospital reports on HBI Intelligence, it becomes increasingly clear that not all NHS systems are created equal. While some systems incentivise the private sector to muck in and help out, in others, private hospitals are seen as costly alternatives to the NHS run by avaricious groups. Take the following four diverse countries:
January 27, 2023
Acibadem eyes up UK opportunities
IHH-owned Turkish hospital group Acibadem has opened a contact centre in the Harley Street medical area in the UK and has an eye on market opportunities. HBI speaks to an operator and an advisor to find out more.
January 27, 2023
HCA launches one number, ambulance backed acute admission service
Hospital group HCA UK has launched a 24/7 concierge and ambulance service to ease acute admissions to its four London hospitals. It says it has seen over 100% revenue growth in the last year as a result. Is it trying to provide an alternative to the crowded NHS A&E departments across the country? HBI investigates.
January 27, 2023
Contrasting fortunes for Spanish and Italian hospitals reliant on public payments
Stagnant NHS tariffs are pushing Italian hospitals towards private pay, while in Spain dirt cheap PMI premiums are making the NHS more attractive.
January 27, 2023
Female majority lead in dentistry
Data from the NHS shows the number of male dentists has been declining whilst female dentists have been on the rise.
January 20, 2023
FREE BLOG How investors can tackle emerging market workforce issues
HBI reports this week that the number of licensed UK dentists in January 2022 was down 9.2% compared to the end of 2020. The government’s solution is, unsurprisingly, to encourage dentists from emerging markets to immigrate. However, this can sometimes leave the country of origin with a brain drain – and discourage investors who might otherwise buy a hospital group in that country.
January 20, 2023
German reforms “could kill PE outpatient investment”
German health minister Karl Lauterbach offered a politicised Christmas present in December with an announcement he would stop “locust investors” buying up outpatient medical practices. A German VC source tells HBI this could “kill” private equity investment in German healthcare, and push innovation elsewhere.
January 19, 2023
Germany’s generous long-term care expenditure outpaced by demand
Two recent datasets, one from German national statistics office Destatis, and the other from Eurostat, the EU statistics provider, shows Germany outpacing the EU on long-term care provision.
