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Allied Healthcare strikes deal with creditors

UK domiciliary care group Allied Healthcare has struck an agreement with its creditors, allowing it to continue operating after serious short-term cashflow problems caused by wage hikes, compulsory back pay and delays in passing all this on to local authorities.

Interview: Sanjeev Kanoria, founder, Advinia Healthcare

UK care home provider Advinia Healthcare has acquired 22 Bupa homes, bringing its operation to 38 homes with 3,250 beds. Healthcare Europa speaks to founder and chairman Dr Sanjeev Kanoria about his new homes, and why he thinks he can make a better job of running them than their previous owner.

Interview: Franz-Robert Klingan, Bain & Company

Healthcare Europa speaks to Franz-Robert Klingan, Munich-based partner at global consultants Bain & Company who runs its healthcare private equity practice for EMEA, to find out his three key messages from the last year and where he thinks the hotbeds of activity will be going forward.

Care UK bidders revealed

We hear the names of the 3-4 bidders vying for Bridgepoint's Care UK nursing home portfolio. A diverse cast which includes private equity, an infrastructure fund and a listed conglomerate with a market cap of US$20bn.

Interview: Franz-Robert Klingan, Bain & Company

Healthcare Europa speaks to Franz-Robert Klingan, Munich-based partner at global consultants Bain & Company who runs its healthcare private equity practice for EMEA, to find out his three key messages from the last year and where he thinks the hotbeds of activity will be going forward.

London private market crashes

The private pay market in London has crashed with international patient flows falling by 30-40% in two years. The news is symptomatic of a broader shift towards treatment in home countries in many emerging markets. Big US academic medical centres are also being hit. Meanwhile new entrants will increase London operating theatre capacity by nearly 40% in the next 4 years.

Why disruptors are bypassing operators to go straight to the patient

Ali Parsa, the entrepreneurial founder of digital healthcare company babylon, is happy to work with operators – but he doesn’t think it’s necessary or always the best option, as his recent agreement with Chinese social media and messaging giant WeChat shows. Healthcare Europa caught up with him at HBI 2018 to find out more.

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