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Cera Care buys HCRG’s homecare division

HBI can exclusively reveal that London-based tech-savvy Cera Care has acquired homecare businesses CRG Homecare and Allied Healthcare from recruitment group HCRG.

HBI 2021: Length of imaging outsourcing contracts increase

Much of EMEA has shifted away from short three-year outsourcing contracts for imaging services. The UK, however, is lagging behind as its 3+2 year procurement laws are deterring the private sector from making major investments.

HBI: Lessons learned from COVID in South Asian Hospitals

South Asia’s healthcare systems were hit hard by Covid. A panel of advisors, investors and operators at HBI 2021 shared their experiences of reacting to COVID and discussed how it had presented opportunities to do things differently.

HBI 2021: True value-based health is still a long way off

The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the speed of policy making, and some of the shifts in policy that have been seen will have permanent effects on the health sector. But as a panel at HBI 2021 looking at the new Covid-19 policy making landscape confirmed, the biggest unresolved issues remain how to actually measure outcomes and quality, and how patient data should be handled.

HBI 2021: Private sector ‘should build digital’ with €50bn EU funds

In response to the pandemic, EU funding for healthcare has grown substantially and the subsidiarity principle - which says that the raising and spending of these funds has to be done at the national level - is being loosened. What does this mean for the private sector across the EU? 

HBI 2021: Bright future for subscription model in Central and Eastern Europe

As Central and Eastern Europe gets richer, demand for healthcare services is growing faster than government spending, so there is a large opportunity for the private sector to fill the gap with private-pay. There is a lot of hope around the growth in popularity of the subscription model, which many employers seem to have a preference for over traditional health insurance. 

HBI 2021: Technology and PPPs could solve Africa’s biggest problem

As the continent recovers from the pandemic and many countries in the region strive for universal coverage, Sub Saharan Africa remains hampered by labour shortages and the challenge of attracting investment. Panellists at HBI 2021 were enthusiastic about the possibilities created by technology, public-private partnerships and the removal of unnecessary red-tape.

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