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UK self-pay “almost doubles” to a potential 15m

The self-pay market in the UK is growing much faster than other parts of the private sector. Justin Ash, CEO of the UK’s second largest for-profit hospital group, Spire Healthcare, tells us it almost doubled to 15m people in the past two years, and will only continue to grow in the face of the NHS backlog.

Eurofins to build lab hubs

After a strong performance in 2021, international lab group Eurofins plans to build diagnostic lab hubs, which will enable it to increase the volume of tested samples. HBI talks with the source close to the company to find out more.

Circle partners with GE Healthcare

Circle Health, the UK’s largest for-profit hospital group, has partnered with global medtech company GE Healthcare, in a 10-year deal that will see GE provide equipment, software and consulting services. GE Healthcare’s general manager of EMEA solutions, John Deverill, explains why such deals are becoming increasingly common.

Amanat targets post-acute care

Amanat, the listed, Dubai-based healthcare and education investor, sees big opportunities in post acute care as it reveals strong 2021 results.

New homecare to hospital platform launches in France

A major French operator, the Doctegestio group, has launched a new platform called Avec which combines everything from dentistry and primary care to hospital and nursing homes. We talk to Bernard Bensaid, the entrepreneur behind Avec.

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

Precisely how is digital and telehealth changing the way health care is being delivered? We catch up with LEK's digital guru Klaus Boehncke who is full of examples!

Interview: Jürgen Laartz, founder, and Alexandra Cosma, COO, EDU Malta

A five and a half year education (Batchelor + Masters) as a doctor for just €100,000? That is what is on offer from EDU Malta, a for-profit educational institute with statutes which commit it to working for the public good. It is working closely with Fresenius Helios and other German hospitals and is looking for hospital partners in other countries.  So how does it work, what are EDU’s plans and what role could this play in dealing with the massive world shortage of doctors?

Clinisys merger creates global player as public labs lag behind in automation

Clinisys claims to have created the world’s largest player in lab information management and lab order comms and results software with a three-way merger which creates a platform across diagnostics and environmental tests. So how does CEO, Michael Simpson, see software changing the sector over the next 3-5 years? And what does an independent consultant with many years experience in the field think about the sector and its growth?

Genetics: the M&A drive

The big diagnostic lab groups are on a frantic M&A drive to capture capacity in genetic testing. The deals reflect the hunger for specialist genetic doctors, biologists and counsellors in a manpower intensive field which is seeing explosive growth. We look at recent deals and name the new competitors who are entering the market.

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