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UK care home sector reaches strongest position in years

Whilst the care home market across much of continental Europe is still reeling from the triple hangover from Covid, the Orpea scandal and inflation, the UK’s care home sector is currently in the best state it's been in for years.

March 28, 2024

Orpea rebrands to emeis amid turmoil

French care home operator Orpea has rebranded itself as emeis, in the wake of a tumultuous period marked by allegations of mistreatment in its facilities. The company's decision to change its name comes as it attempts to distance itself from the scandals that have plagued it since 2022, including accusations of abuse within its French care homes.

March 28, 2024

UK dental and pharmacy staff to get new powers

Pharmacy technicians, dental therapists and dental hygienists will get new powers in the UK, following the conclusion of two government consultations.

March 28, 2024

Auna becomes Latin America’s first US-listed healthcare services company

Peruvian hospital group Auna has become Latin America’s first healthcare healthcare services company to list in the US, after its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange last week.

March 28, 2024

Norwegian GP platform Dr.Dropin goes international with London launch

Norwegian private GP platform Dr.Dropin has launched its first clinic outside of Norway, in Fulham, London.

March 28, 2024

Italian doctor émigrés to be offered tax incentive to return home

Italian doctors who have emigrated abroad could be offered a huge tax incentive to return to Italy under a new proposal.

March 22, 2024

Italy’s pharmacies to offer expanded range of services

A new draft bill has been proposed by the Italian government which will allow pharmacies to offer an expanded range of services including vaccinations, diagnostic tests and the ability to book outpatient visits to the hospital.

March 22, 2024

Recent part divestments with long holding periods

Last week we looked at recent PE exits for which the holding period was unusually long. This week we look at assets that have recently been partly divested, and assets that are speculated to be for sale, which have been held for an unusually long period.

March 22, 2024

NMC Healthcare settles with Dubai Islamic Bank out of court

NMC Healthcare, the UAE’s largest hospital group, has reached an out-of-court settlement with Dubai Islamic Bank, the UAE’s largest Islamic bank, for the last of the claims against it.

March 22, 2024

The 20-30% AI productivity boost available to health care providers right now

AI has the potential to boost productivity in health care in myriad ways. The most transformative applications will take time to be implemented, not just because of the nascent stage of the technology itself, but also because of lagging regulation and change-resistant clinicians. But there are applications which providers can implement right now that can provide huge productivity boosts. Oskari Eskola, CEO of BeeHealthy, a Mehilainen (Finland’s largest private health care group) spin-out that helps providers and insurers digitise, talks us through some of these.

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