British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month unveiled plans to tighten rules surrounding sick leave. The government’s initiative aims to address what he has termed the UK's "sick note culture" by proposing a significant shift in responsibilities away from GPs to specialised work and health professionals.
It seems a week doesn’t go by without an M&A story involving India’s healthcare sector. Given this rapidly evolving landscape, what is the latest lie of the land?
Two major Polish hospital groups are set to merge and become the country’s largest private provider. American Heart of Poland, the country’s second largest group by revenue, is acquiring Scanmed, a slightly smaller group. The price of the deal is reportedly around €400m.
On May 6, 2024, NephroPlus, India's leading network of dialysis clinics, secured an investment of INR 850 Crores from Quadria Capital, the largest healthcare-focused private equity firm in Asia.
Catalonia’s self-dubbed ‘BioRegion’ has received a significant boost in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) following AstraZeneca’s establishment of an R&D hub in Barcelona, with 2023 FDI increasing 366% on the previous year, from €220 million to €1,025 million.
Paul Morgan, CEO of Wallacea Living, a luxury UK retirement village provider, recently went on a trip to New Zealand to see what could be learnt from its retirement village sector. He shared some of his findings with us.
Multinational French care home giant emeis has finalised a deal to sell eleven nursing homes in the Netherlands to Bouwinvest. The transaction was valued at €97 million.
Fullerton Health Corporation Limited (Fullerton Health), a multinational occupational health care provider in the Asia-Pacific region, confirmed on Tuesday that pharmaceutical company Far East Drug (B.V.I.) Co. Ltd (FED) is acquiring a significant stake in the Singapore-headquartered group.
India now surpasses China as the world's most populous nation with 1.44 billion people. The substantial population raises challenges across various fronts, notably healthcare, with mental health emerging as a particularly pressing issue.
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