The UK government will grant an additional £2bn in funding to councils suffering from the country’s so-called social care crisis, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced to parliament today.
With political uncertainty and concerns over the value of the Lira, investors in Turkey are facing a tricky decision. Should they stay or should they go? Healthcare Nova catches up with Turkish doctor Omer Karahan, a partner at healthcare consultancy Value Health.
Palcare, the Argentinian home palliative care provider, is looking to expand - both geographically, and the nature of the work it does. Healthcare Nova speaks to Gustavo Fodrini, CEO, to learn more about how the business is structured, how it delivers its services, and what plans he has for the future.
MPHHI, Filipino conglomerate MPIC’s hospital arm, is to launch a network of primary care centres. The group, whose net income surged 41% to P1.8bn (US$40m) in 2016, also wants to add a minimum of 10 hospitals to its network in the next five years, some of them from scratch – a departure from its usual buy-and-build growth strategy.
We’ve been bowled over by the quality and volume of entries we had this year for our Healthcare Business Model Innovation Awards, being held in association with the global healthcare practice of KPMG.
Hospital management group Hospital Corporation of China (HCC) is looking to raise HK$500m (US$64m) through an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange this month. The proceeds will help fund HCC’s expansion in China.
A wave of IPOs in the Nordics and the UK look likely in healthcare services. Investec is planning to IPO fast-growth British teleradiology group Medica and East European outpatient player Medicover is supposed to be IPOing in the second quarter in Sweden. Meanwhile the two largest Finnish providers look set to IPO in 2017.
The Polish Minister for Health Konstanty Radziwill will be culled by the Law & Justice (PiS) government, says the Polish press. What does that mean for the persecuted private sector?
Leading French nursing home groups are looking to expand in Europe and pull back in France because of unfavourable domestic conditions. This is according to Stephane Pichon of Your Care Consult, who says that we should expect to see acquisitions – and possible sales – in the next six months.
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