Rushed legislation passed in Romania yesterday (Wednesday, December 4) allows for-profit hospitals and clinics to provide emergency medical treatment, and treat patients with chronic diseases, at public expense.
A new report lays bare the systematic failings which allowed a rogue surgeon to perform hundreds of unnecessary surgeries in the UK. HBI is told that getting consultant-level activity data is still problematic, while Schoen Clinic UK tells HBI why more private doctors should be directly employed.
India's largest diagnostics chain by revenue, NSE-listed Dr Lal Pathlabs, is acquiring two pathological laboratories for a total of around $1m (€900m).
A UK lender with a focus on small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) says it is turning its attention to lending opportunities across the healthcare sector with the appointment of a new director, and the creation of a new fund.
Troubled Finnish nursing home operator Esperi Care has been acquired by its creditors. Growth at the group is now on hold, and its new owners say they will be looking for a new buyer. We speak to the chairman of the board of Esperi's new holding company.
French hospital group Elsan has acquired its third hospital in Morocco. Head of international development Emile Dinet talks HBI through its strategy in Africa's fifth-largest economy, which only recently allowed institutional investment into its health sector.
UK Digital homecare start-up Cera Care, founded in 2016, has acquired Mears Group's domiciliary care business in England and Wales. The company now claims to be the first company globally to use AI at scale in social care. We interview the co-founder and CEO about the deal, the company's strategy and its digital services.
Terveystalo's ex CEO Yrjö Närhinen has invested in preventive health start-up Nightingale Health, his first move after leaving the Finnish healthcare group in July last year.
IFC-backed holding company Hospital Holding Limited (HHI) is close to acquiring AAR Healthcare after it received approval from the Kenyan competition authority, HBI can exclusively reveal.
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