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Why Care UK could take another year to sell

A buyer for Care UK's nursing home segment might not be revealed for another 12 months, we understand. A number of sources tell us owner Bridgepoint's asking price was high, with one claiming "few, if any, were that interested."
July 4, 2018

FREE BLOG The private world of the NHS

Radio 4, the BBC's semi-intellectual talk channel, ran an interesting programme, the Private World of the NHS. Presenter Adrian Goldberg went through the various ways the NHS works with the private sector, which spends (gasp, shock, horror) 8p in every pound on services provided by the private sector. So what does it tell us about attitudes?
July 4, 2018

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Working with medical elites to outsource complex services

By engaging with elite public-sector institutions and demonstrating that it could deliver a PET/CT service which would be demonstrably better than an existing and fragmented model, Alliance Medical, a Life Healthcare subsidiary and one of the two largest imaging service providers in Europe, managed to win a national contract for 60% of all England capacity. Since the commencement of the contract, AML has introduced additional PET/CT imaging capacity and has provided over 56,000 PET/CT scans during 2016, a growth of 50%. The judges liked the way that Alliance has worked closely with elite doctors and institutions and then delivered a wide-ranging service which met, or beat, their expectations.
June 26, 2018

UK B2C lab platform welcomes changing attitudes among GPs

UK B2C lab testing outfit Medichecks, which recently targeted commuters with a hefty advertising campaign on the London Underground, says there has been a sea change in NHS GP attitudes towards private B2C lab tests.
June 26, 2018

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Urine tests at home using smartphones

Healthy.io takes smartphone cameras into clinical quality medical scanners, using colour recognition and AI data sets to create a product for existing healthcare systems. Its first test kit is Dip.io, which digitizes urinalysis, the second most common diagnostic test, particularly useful in prenatal health and chronic kidney disease. The solution increases access to testing and, by eliminating the need to travel to a lab, can be used in any setting at a low cost. Images are sent directly to the doctor, reducing wait time. The judges gave the award to healthy.io on the potential for this single test which is being rolled out in the NHS in England and elsewhere.
June 25, 2018

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Creating a thriving low-cost care home chain in the UK

Despite servicing local authorities at fee levels that are 75% of the UK national average, Advinia grew EBITDARM more than 30% and sustained occupancy levels at 96% in 2017. It has achieved this through the creation and implementation of process, workflows and rigorous training along with the use of technology. The cost savings associated to this is £1.3m per annum over the last four years.  It recently bought a portfolio of 22 homes from Bupa which has seen Advinia grow to 3,250 beds across 38 homes, employing 4,000 members of staff.
June 22, 2018

FREE BLOG HBI Awards 2018: Sub-$1,000, whole genome sequencing

Veritas has cut the price of whole genome sequencing to below $1,000, including results and insights on 1,200 conditions, 70+ traits and 200 drug interactions via an app. Any physician or consumer can order their whole genome sequence and interpretation online.  The judges felt the huge price cut in whole genome sequencing made Veritas the category winner.
June 22, 2018

Two bidders left in final round for Aspen Healthcare

Healthcare Europa hears that US hospital giant Tenet is in final-round negotiations with two potential buyers for its UK hospital chain Aspen Healthcare. It looks like the group will accept the price it rejected in Autumn.
June 18, 2018
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