For-profit demand in the UK is likely to remain high, as the UK government stalls on its plans to increase public sector capacity. HBI speaks to a UK-based consultant to find out more.
German health minister Karl Lauterbach’s attempt to stop “locust investors” from owning outpatient facilities could actually end up benefitting large PE firms. HBI speaks to sources in Germany to find out more.
Shareholders did not give UK hospital group Spire’s full year results a warm reception, despite a return to profit, generally strong financials, and the continued viability of the UK market. HBI talks to market experts to find out why.
Retail tech giant Amazon has completed its $3.9bn acquisition of US primary care chain One Medical, after The US Federal Trade Commission gave the deal the green light. For the first time ever, a big tech company will now be involved in the delivery of clinic-based health care services.
Providers in Southeast Asia have made a pronounced push towards primary care in recent years - but it hasn’t been all plain sailing with logistical challenges and high costs to contend with. Singapore and the Philippines are leading the way, as attendees at the recent IFC conference in Cape Town, South Africa, heard.
The landscape for diagnostic imaging has fundamentally changed over the last two decades, as imaging has shifted out of the hospital and teleradiology has taken off. Are cloud-based enterprise reporting platforms the answer? We speak to an enthusiastic reporting platform CEO and a more sceptical imaging operator to find out more.
Michael Sen, CEO of multinational healthcare conglomerate Fresenius, finally set out his long-awaited plan for a “Future Fresenius” at the group’s end of year results this week. But is it a radical shake up, or PR puff? HBI investigates why shareholders appear unconvinced.
Korian, Europe’s largest nursing home operator by revenue, has seen its share price plummet 23% after it published its full-year results on Wednesday, February 22. The results revealed a 62% fall in net profit for 2022, due largely to inflation, but analysts tell us the company faces bigger problems related to the French elderly care sector's scandal, and debt refinancing.
Elderly care group Attendo and outpatient group Terveystalo, two pan-Nordic giants with over a billion in revenue, struggled to turn a profit in 2022. This was despite strong (organic) revenue growth, set against a backdrop of rising inflation. HBI looks at the newly released results of both groups to find out more.
HBI caught up with Saul Kornik, CEO & Founder at South-Africa-based KENA Health, at IFC’s Global Private Health Conference in Cape Town. KENA has an app which allows patients to talk directly to a nurse, doctor or mental health professional using text, voice or video.
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