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Doctors tire of telehealth overtreatment

GPs in the UK have said that telehealth has left practices feeling overwhelmed by patient demand, with some requesting e-consultations every single day. It's not the first market where telehealth has driven over-consumption of healthcare services.

Fresenius raising $1.5bn bonds as Covid hits Q1 results

Global dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care has issued bonds with an aggregate principal amount of US$1.5bn across two tranches. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of outstanding indebtedness.  

Denmark tenders €250m of homecare contracts

The Danish regions have collectively tendered more than €250m worth of homecare services since the beginning of the year. Municipalities are finally shrugging off a hostile approach to for-profit healthcare, which HBI understands is driven by a desire to avoid further bankruptcies in the sector. 

COVID testing doubles Synlab’s Q1 revenue

Europe's largest lab group Synlab continues to see huge COVID-19 driven growth with organic revenue doubling and EBITDA quadrupling in the first quarter. 92% of that growth came from COVID-19 testing.

98% of implant side-effects hit women

Breast implants, non-hormonal IUDs and vaginal mesh caused the highest number of reported side effects of medical implants in 2020 in the Netherlands. Nearly all, 98%, of the reports affected women.

Akdital plans pre-IPO expansion

Morocco's largest hospital group Akdital Holding is expanding nationwide ahead of its plans to file for IPO. The group is going public to finance its international expansion.

Ambea Q1 points to slow recovery for Nordic social care

Recovery in the Nordic social care market is happening slower than expected as provider Ambea expects a hit on revenues and profits in Q1 to continue in the second quarter. Sweden has been particularly badly hit with EBITA down in both its elderly care and disabled care segments.

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