The CEO of UK care home group HC-One has stepped down after three years in the job, and is returning to the United States. We speak to an operator source about the departure.
Temporary agencies are expensive. Hiring a doctor through one in the UK can cost the NHS around €170 per shift and in Germany, the bill for a nurse comes in at anywhere between €70-€140. A handful of start-ups across Europe are deploying solutions to disrupt agencies and breakdown workforce silos. HBI looks at three - in the UK, France and Germany - to assess how the market is changing.
Global investment firm KKR has pulled out of a deal to take a majority stake in Spain’s biggest dental chain, Dentix, the company exclusively tells HBI. It is KKR's second high-profile decision not to invest in a large healthcare group this week.
Funding reform in Ukraine has failed to bolster the country's primary care sector. An HBI analysis of NHS contracts shows public funding of Kyiv's for-profit clinics dropped 60% between 2019-20.
HBI hears India's healthcare budget has disappointed operators and commentators alike and fallen short of what the country needs to achieve all its UHC ambitions. Announced last week, it was meant to double to 2.5% of GDP, but will only reach 1.15%. We speak to a senior executive at an operator source and break down what's changed and what the system still requires.
EMEA hospital group Mediclinic International has been cleared to acquire three hospitals in South Africa, after the merger was initially blocked by competition authorities. Does this signal the start of the Big Three hospitals "mopping up" the remaining c.20% of the market?
Global nursing home, rehabilitation and psychiatry provider Orpea has announced strong growth ahead of its full FY results. The company's share price has risen to an all-time record high.
Pan-European nursing home group Korian has made its largest Dutch acquisition to date, putting it in touching distance of rival Orpea for the number one market position in the Netherlands. We speak to a local consultant who gives us background on the assets.
KKR has approached under-fire international healthcare group NMC Health with a view to making a takeover offer, NMC confirms. The London-listed firm has also asked founder BR Shetty its other major shareholder, Khaleefa Butti, to absent themselves from board discussions until their holdings have been clarified.
Dutch and Nordic ambulatory and ophthalmology clinic chain Bergman Clinics is considering a €1bn sale, according to reports. A sceptical market source agrees that is a "very high" asking price, which may be equivalent to 25-30x EBITDA.
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