As San Donato serves an influx of NHS flu patients, Italian groups are looking to capitalise on increases in private pay. An Italian market expert explains how they can have their cake and eat it too.
French nursing home operator Clariane (formerly Korian) is selling half of its stake in its joint venture with European real estate investor Aedifica. The sale of the real estate for six Dutch homes for €25m follows Clariane’s plans to reduce its debt and also mirrors rival operator Orpea’s attempts to pull back from the country.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) in India is pressing to improve the quality of private and government medical institutions, but a workforce expert tells HBI these changes may backfire.
Pharmacists in the UK now have the right to prescribe for common ailments such as sore throats and earaches. In France, Ireland and Portugal pharmacists also have some prescribing rights and similar initiatives may be introduced in other European countries in the near future. Is this a solution to the GP workforce shortage? And will it be a good thing for private hospital and private primary care groups?
Deals in health care real estate have suffered from the same issues as deals in opco in the last couple of years. Investment dropped by a staggering 45% in 2023, after having dropped 10% in 2022.
The sale of fertility group Eugin’s has completed, with international KKR-owned fertility heavyweight IVI RMA taking over the North American side of the asset formerly owned by conglomerate Fresenius to bolster its already impressive fertility empire.
Relations between the healthcare workforce and the Croatian government appear to be souring. Having reached an agreement just nine months ago, the doctors' union is now complaining of ‘unfulfilled promises’, ‘propaganda attempts’ and ‘slave contracts.’ HBI asks, is more strike action likely to return?
Two weeks ago we wrote about the dire state of most of the real estate in the UK's elderly care sector, and laid out the case for investing in new builds. But another - cheaper - option for real estate investors is renovating and expanding existing buildings.
The rise of the robotic surgeon marches on. In a UK private sector first, hospital group HCA UK is adopting the Versius surgical robotic system. HBI speaks to an expert from UK-based consultancy Candesic to find out more.
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