Pan-European testing network Eurofins has failed to raise debt according to several sources. It is widely understood that the group wants to conduct a large acquisition soon.
UK care provider Cambian has hired banker Rothschild to sell off its adult care division – the most profitable and the one with the highest occupancy rates. The sale should cover Cambian's refinancing needs following two profit warnings and a breach in its debt covenants during the past year.
Primary care in India is “broken and corrupt”, according to Kaushik Sen, CEO of Mumbai-based Healthspring, which is rolling out a network. Kickbacks, sink tests, under-the-table payments for referrals to hospital, long waits to see GP and patients having to carry their own medical records from appointment to appointment - there must, surely, be a better way.
Can you make money out of a primary care network in India? There is no question that, generally, primary healthcare in India is "broken". Kaushik Sen, CEO of Mumbai-based Healthspring thinks he has the answer - a new primary care network. But can it ever turn a profit and if so how? We talk to Sen about his success to date, and plans for the future.
A few years ago Thomas Berglund, CEO, of Capio, the big Pan-European hospitla group, told me that he had staff regularly scour the web for examples of innovation and best practice in health care services. Such information was, he said, surprisingly hard to come by. That is one of the reasons why we are launching a new awards programme in association with KPMG’s global healthcare consultancy for business model innovation in health care services.
A battle is being fought over England’s 340 million annual GP consultations. As waiting lists rise in the NHS, patients are flowing to a host of digital upstarts. Competition is fierce, prices are low and no one seems to like each other very much! We uncover the story of their race to get ahead.
Summit Capital is selling UK veterinary group Independent Vetcare (IVC), a source said. Potential bidders are Nordic private equity houses EQT and Nordic Capital. They each run a pan-European veterinary operation, Anicura and Evidensia, respectively.
There are numerous reports that UK-based insurer and international healthcare provider Bupa is bidding to buy UK dental chain Oasis Healthcare for £500m. One analyst says the deal would make sense.
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