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2.09% drop in French tariffs

Private operators in France will see a total decrease of 2.09% in tariffs and state funding in 2017. Such decision, however, comes as no surprise to the private sector, says Stéphane Pichon, managing partner at YourCare Consult.

Interview: Marijan Bilic, Balkans director at Affidea

Netherlands-based pan-European diagnostics imaging group Affidea, which operates 220 diagnostics centres in 16 European countries, has just entered the Serbian market by opening a €4m neurology hospital in Belgrade. Affidea’s Balkans director Marijan Bilic explains why.

Will labour reform ignite the Brazilian homecare market?

Next on the reform agenda for Brazil’s centrist-Temer administration is the 70-year old labour code, 900 articles that menace businesses and are often blamed for 12% unemployment. The homecare industry, which relies on informal labour, could be a major benefactor predicts the CEO of the country’s largest formal chain.

US group plans London hospital

Another prestigious US not-for-profit hospital group plans to open in London. That's on top of Cleveland Clinic's opening in Grosvenor Square and German group Schoen, which will open its hospital in 2017. So who is it and how could it enter?

IEO rejects €250m San Donato-Humanitas joint offer

Shareholders of Italian not-for-profit operators the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and the Monzino cardiology centre have rejected a €250m offer from the country’s largest providers San Donato and Humanitas and are instead in the process of appointing an international advisor to help evaluate its future.

Affidea to launch diagnostics imaging network in Serbia

Pan-European diagnostics imaging provider Affidea has opened a €4m hospital in Belgrade last December and is planning to launch more facilities in other major cities in the next two years. We take a closer look at the company’s plans.

The Philippines: a national survey

The Philippines has tremendous potential. It has one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and yet it doesn’t have many large healthcare service providers and it lacks a medical infrastructure sufficient to cope with all its residents’ needs. Healthcare Nova looks at the current market there, government policy, and how the private sector is changing.

Real solutions for retention and recruitment

Recruitment, retention and training are now the primary challenges for the healthcare services industry. The obvious solution to keeping staff - paying more – is no longer working. Private operators around the world are now fishing in a global market that's short of 15m healthcare workers. So what practical solutions are operators putting into force and what really works? We talk to 25 operators from across the world.

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