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New off-payroll worker legislation could cost UK operators

Healthcare operators could fall foul of UK legislation designed to target tax avoidance which is due to come into force next month. For the first time, IR35 will force for-profit groups to assess the legal status of contractors receiving payments via an intermediary - and a failure to do so could prove costly.  HBI speaks to a specialist tax barrister to find out more.

UK assisted living sector expansion fuelled by sales – not rental

The for-profit assisted living sector is expanding rapidly in the UK, but unlike on the continent, the majority of this expansion will be through property sales rather than rentals. HBI speaks to Michael Voges, from the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), to find out more about why this approach differs from mainland Europe.

Number of French assisted living sites “could double by 2030”

The number of assisted living sites in France is expected to more than double between now and 2030, according to Les Essentielles, an assisted living-focused subsidiary of Korian. HBI speaks to their executive director, Arnaud Choulet, and to Frédéric Walther, Managing Director of Domitys, to find out more. 

Aedifica takes first step into Ireland

Aedifica has acquired its first asset in Ireland. The Belgian REIT has taken ownership of an operational purpose-built care home in Mallow, County Cork in a deal worth approximately €25m.

Cofinimmo expands in Normandy

Cofinimmo has acquired five new healthcare sites in Normandy for approximately €44m further extending its French portfolio. The Belgian-based real estate company's new assets comprise four nursing and care homes, one of which is currently under construction, and one assisted-living facility.

HBI 2020: Medtech and services – new partnerships and opportunities

The relationship between medtech and its customers is changing. No longer is medtech wheeled out for a one-off purchase. Long-term partnerships are being built, and patients and providers are benefitting. An expert panel at HBI 2020 explored the burgeoning relationship between medtech and services, and some of the challenges this presented.

Domiciliary Care: Will Cinderella become queen?

There is an insatiable demand for unskilled homecare. But is it a sector where it is possible to make money and how? Panellists include: Nimrod Altman, CEO, Natali. This Sino-Israeli group offers a very broad spectrum of services in Israel where it employs 8,000 and also delivers care to 9m Chinese. Benedikt Zacher, Senior Strategist, […]

Interview: Klaus Boehncke, Partner, L.E.K. Consulting 

What can you do with AI and big data today and what will be possible within three years? Why has adoption been slower than you might have expected? And what sort of role should health care providers look to play? HBI gets an expert view from digital, technology and business strategy expert Klaus Boehncke, partner at L.E.K. Consulting, who is chairing the Best Practice Workshop: Delivering Digital Excellence: A Framework for Success at HBI 2020 in two weeks.

CEE – a land of opportunity?

With 125 million people - 80 million of whom live in the big four (Poland, Romania, Czechia and Hungary) - CEE is a large and diverse market. But is it a tempting one? HBI-365 members heard an expert panel in our CEE State of the Regions broadcast suggest that while COVID is creating huge problems across the world, it is also creating opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe.

DACH operators should feel positive about 2021

Despite one of the panellists at HBI's DACH-State of the Regions broadcast last week labelling 2020 "the wildest year in recent history in the healthcare sector", there are lots of reasons to feel positive about Europe's German-speaking countries as we look towards the new year.

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