During the pandemic governments across Europe prioritised their hospital and national health services at the expense of the elder care sector. Will elderly care ever get the attention - and funding - it deserves?
France and Greece have joined the growing list of European countries to make vaccinations mandatory for care home staff. Both Italy and UK already have policies on mandatory vaccination. Debate continues to rage about the effect these policies will have on staffing in a sector that already struggles with recruitment and retention.
HBI unpicks where the private sector is winning contracts to help manage sky-high backlogs. Nearly £30bn is up for grabs in elective care, oncology and diagnostics.
A lot of discussion has taken place about the conduct of nursing homes in the pandemic. Today we look at the number of excess deaths among the over 65s in a population in 2020, and compare it to the loss in occupancy that operators suffered through that year.
M&A is picking up in the European imaging sector this week with Affidea and Naxicap buying big in Italy and Switzerland, respectively, and a top-five German imaging group reportedly in the middle of a sales process.
First-round bids have come in for Italy's largest lab group Lifebrain, with few surprises among the names. It's the second big move in the Italian lab market after Charme Capital confirmed it has bought smaller rival Bianalisi. Multiples in the sector are hitting 16x EBITDA.
The Catholic owners of Rome's Fatebenefratelli hospital have accepted a bid from Italian hospital group San Donato despite rumours that the Vatican had pulled the sale. San Donato tells HBI that the deal is being closed.
This week HBI breaks down data from several sources and illustrates the share of informal homecare in European Countries and the UK. It makes clear just how much care at home is being illegally delivered.
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