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FREE BLOG CEO Club and CEO Survey for HBI 2026

The CEO of an international hospital group remarked to me earlier this week that there are some important personal characteristics one needs in order to be successful as a CEO working in healthcare: firstly that you need to be always optimistic, and secondly, to be a little bit crazy! 

FREE BLOG Top 100 CEO Club

The inaugural Top 100 For-Profit Hospital Groups rankings is essential reading for anyone running, investing, advising, or supplying for-profit hospital groups and indeed for all those involved more widely in the business of healthcare across EMEA. See the ranking here

FREE BLOG Previewing the 2025 Top 100 rankings 

I’m thrilled to give advance notice that HBI’s fifth annual Top 100 ranking will be published next week. Each year our Top 100 ranking has grown in popularity and is now by some distance the most widely read content we publish.

FREE BLOG Partnerships in healthcare

Last week I had the pleasure of making a business trip to Bavaria to spend time with a key long-term business partner. Although like many business trips this was just a brief overnight visit, my colleagues and I did get the chance to walk around the imposing Nuremberg Castle, which dates back to 1140 AD, and through the historical mile which rewards visitors with its enchanting medieval architecture. 

FREE BLOG Listening to our members: Why your feedback shapes what we create

The importance of our customers cannot be overstated. We believe it is crucial to have a thoughtful dialogue with our members. Member feedback helps us to validate what works with our products, shines a light on any blind spots, and gives us new ideas. It is not enough for our content to be a one-way […]

FREE BLOG The race for supremacy — UK vs EU Life Science Leadership

As the years roll on, finding positive outcomes after Brexit are rare as hens’ teeth. As both the EU and the UK outline plans to be global leaders in Life Science by 2030, could this be a chance for the UK’s agility to come out trumps?  The UK aims to be Europe’s largest life science […]

FREE BLOG Ethical practice in private healthcare investment

The healthcare sector has seen consistent global growth over the past decade, positioning itself as an increasingly attractive destination for private capital investment. But while private capital has been flooding into healthcare, it has raised some difficult questions. Can you really put patients first while chasing profits? And does private investment actually improve care, or […]

FREE BLOG How to keep your customers for the long-term

“How should suppliers work with their customers to ensure they can continue to afford their products and services in the long term?” That was the question posed to me last week by a group of healthcare procurement experts. We were sparring back and forth over topics to include in the agenda for HBI 2026 next March.

FREE BLOG The EU AI Act: What this means for healthcare providers and investors

Recently, I’ve explored the many roles AI is playing in creating value for healthcare providers, their investors, and, most importantly, their patients. Alongside this, I’ve been learning about the new regulations the EU is introducing: its first attempt to establish clear standards for how AI is integrated within businesses. Here’s what I have found out!

FREE BLOG All the pieces matter

HBI exists to support investors, particularly Private Equity and Property investors, to develop their investment strategies across what can often seem more like multiple markets (so many sub-sectors and geographies) than one single if complex healthcare ecosystem. 

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