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Activos enters Germany

Spanish REIT Healthcare Activos has acquired its first nursing home asset in Germany, and three new nursing homes in Belgium. Activos has acquired the propco of a nursing home located in Stuttgart, Germany. This is a new build with 88 individual rooms and 31 apartments and is operated by “the largest elderly care operator in […]

Sweden’s Supreme Court rules against Attendo in first-of-its-kind whistleblowing case

Sweden’s Supreme Court has upheld the judgement of two lower courts that a care assistant working at pan-Nordic for-profit care group Attendo had the right to go to the media with concerns about inadequate measures being taken against covid infection, in the first case of a company being prosecuted under a new Swedish law protecting whistleblowers.

Apollo Radiology International acquires InHealth’s radiology unit — highlights India’s growing global healthcare footprint

Apollo Radiology International (ARI), a provider of interpretative and clinical radiology services to healthcare networks in India and worldwide, has partnered with InHealth Group, the UK’s largest provider of diagnostic solutions. As part of the partnership, ARI has acquired the radiology reporting unit of InHealth Group, while InHealth has become a shareholder in ARI.  

Finland wants to overhaul primary care, but may struggle to grasp the nettle

Finland’s government has announced a program to introduce a more standard primary care model in which everyone is registered with a local GP, to improve its struggling primary care system. Details of exactly how this will be implemented have yet to be decided, but it looks likely to involve more outsourcing to for-profit providers. But politics could make bold changes to the system difficult.

Jefferies Healthcare Temperature Check reveals bullish outlook for 2025

  The healthcare sector is poised for a robust 2025, according to Jefferies' seventh annual Healthcare Temperature Check, released during their 2024 London Healthcare Conference, taking place this week. The comprehensive survey, capturing insights from 500 senior healthcare leaders, reveals growing optimism across the for-profit sector. A striking 73% of respondents expect the MSCI World […]

Assura plc lists on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Assura plc, a UK real estate investment trust (REIT), has confirmed that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has granted approval for it to have a secondary listing on the Main Board of the JSE. Trading is expected to take effect on Thursday 21 November 2024.

German government’s collapse kills MVZ reform — at least for now

Germany’s cabinet coalition government has collapsed. This means a major reform launched by (soon to be former) Health Minister Karl Lauterbach which in its original form proposed effectively banning “locust” investors from buying outpatient facilities, but had subsequently been heavily watered down, will now not be passed at all. The desire to increase restrictions on private investment may live on in future governments, however.

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