As ageing populations collide with a shrinking workforce, nursing homes face an uncertain future. Covid thrust this oft taken-for-granted sector into the spotlight and in the wake of recent scandals in France, three experts weighed in on opportunities and trends in nursing homes at HBI 2023.
When we talk about personalised medicine, we often hear about the therapy component, but less so about the service element of care. In an HBI 2023 panel entitled ‘This time it's personal: rethinking patient pathways’ speakers argued that's exactly where personalisation should be occurring.
“You wouldn’t manage your car by driving until it broke – so why would you manage yourself by waiting for pain and discomfort?” Ran Balicer asked at the HBI 2023 keynote ‘What is Possible Today?’. But while predictive medicine is common sense, there is still a fear of the machine.
Rising costs from inflation, wages, and energy are indiscriminately hitting the health care sector and despite government support packages being pledged, the road ahead looks arduous. So how do providers control costs, and what are the strategies to keep costs at bay?
Insurers are making fundamental changes to health care delivery. A lively discussion at HBI 2023 explored the changing relationship between private medical insurance, the providers who are delivering new models, and the rise of employee paid insurance.
The UK NHS was once globally revered, but cracks are showing as it marks seventy-five years and a question mark hangs over its future. HBI asks half a dozen experts what role for-profits have in its future - and whether it will it last another 75 years.
Tackling no-shows is a key part of better utilising NHS capacity. HBI speaks to Tom Whicher, founder of NHS-facing technology platform DrDoctor to find out how it can be done.
Germany-based healthcare conglomerate Fresenius’ restructuring plans seem to be gathering steam, as HBI hears the sale of its Spain-based fertility clinic Eugin is imminent.
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