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Infographic: The state of private pay in the UK

The UK's Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has released its private market update for September 2022, showing the state of private pay in the UK. As is expected with NHS backlogs at a record high, private healthcare is performing very well compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Is the PE tap being turned off?

Economic uncertainty could well mean a slowdown in M&A from private equity houses. Could we be facing a repeat of the dark days of 2009, and a halving of deal flow, or is there light on the horizon? HBI has been chatting with consultants and advisers over the last couple of weeks to see if there is a consensus.

Nordic PMI grows in tandem with waiting lists

Private medical insurance (PMI) plans are on the increase in the Nordic nations, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Longer public health waiting times and incentives in employment contracts are the main reasons. HBI investigates.

Interview: Julien Samson, CEO, Groupe Maisons de Famille

Julien Samson, recently appointed CEO of the European care homes group Groupe Maisons de Famille, has some creative ideas on how to manage the business. In the face of industry-wide criticism and concern following hard-hitting headlines about rivals Orpea and Korian, he still believes the industry can find ways to cope with the persistent pandemic, the energy crisis and inflationary recession.

New Swedish government’s health policies could benefit for profit providers

A right-wing coalition government is still to be formed in Sweden, under probable prime minister Ulf Kristersson. It is expected to encourage for-profit health providers to help the public system reduce waiting lists. Multi billions of extra funding will also be allocated to the national, regional and local authorities to bolster the system.

EDG for sale, while Dentex sells

As exclusively predicted by HBI at the start of August, pan-European and dentist-led European Dental Group (EDG) is up for sale.

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