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Mount Carmel goes into liquidation

Mount Carmel, the last private maternity hospital in Ireland, has been put into liquidation by administrators. What does this tell us about the health of healthcare in the country?

More Irish troubles

Further troubles have emerged in the Irish private hospital sector. A new report shows that the sustainability of private medical insurance is threatened as the number of young enrollees drops.

Irish private bed ceiling lifted

Irish private hospitals are bracing themselves after the removal of the ceiling on the number of private beds allowed in public hospitals. Observers think that this will force up the price of healthcare insurance. We also take a look at which private hospitals are coming up for sale.

Interview: Dimitris Moulavasilis, Chief Executive, Euromedic

How are players dependent on a shrinking public purse in South and East Europe reacting? Who better to ask than Dimitris Moulavasilis, CEO of Euromedic? The company offers imaging, labs and oncology services in 15 countries, from Ireland and Portugal in the West to Russia and Turkey in the East.

Healthcare Reform – Opportunity or Threat? Presentation, Nicolaus Henke, Global Leader of the Healthcare Systems and Services Practice, McKinsey

Nicolaus has unrivaled access to, and experience of, European payors. He examines the reform trajectory and likely budget growth in different European countries and considers what impact this will have for private hospitals, outsourcers and specialist service providers. Presented at the Healthcare Europa Annual Conference 2013, New Models for Challenging Times.

Report: How rating sites will change healthcare

TripAdvisor is changing how the travel industry treats customers. Is the same likely to happen to healthcare services? We look at the new review websites growing fast across Europe, propelled by expanding patient choice. What impact will they have on the profession and on private operators? Will they change the market?

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