United Kingdom healthcare news & reports

Genetic screening will cut Down Syndrome births and the related care industry

Prenatal genetic screenings will reduce the number of infants born with Down Syndrome (DS) and the need for care, industry insiders heard at HBI 2018. But other factors are likely to mean that the the adult care market will continue to grow.

April 23, 2018

Why healthcare property is attracting investors with “no idea what they are doing”

Real estate is at the heart of many deals in healthcare services. It can be the key to premium pricing, and deals lost and won. David Batchelor, executive director, specialist markets, CBRE, told HBI 2018 that real estate re-pricing has seen a surge in interest and thereby a rise in opportunities for operators to raise funds – but is this a good thing? Opinions are divided.

April 23, 2018

UK NHS looks for relationships with operators at “speed dating” sessions

The UK NHS is taking part in a series of "speed dating" sessions across the country where NHS trusts can meet with private businesses wanting to tender for business.

April 16, 2018

Advinia buys 22 care homes from Bupa

Advinia Health Care has closed the acquisition of 22 care homes totalling 2,700 beds from Bupa.

April 9, 2018

Netcare to exit UK blaming high rents and declining PMI

South African hospital group Netcare will exit the UK market by selling its interest in BMI Healthcare, as high rents and weakening PMI continue to erode profits. We talk to a fund manager and speculate on buyers.

April 3, 2018

Netcare to exit UK blaming high rents and declining PMI

South African hospital group Netcare will exit the UK market by selling its interest in BMI Healthcare, as high rents and weakening PMI continue to erode profits. We talk to a fund manager and speculate on buyers.

March 29, 2018

Interview: Ruben Bhagobati, AMP Capital

Australia-based global investment group AMP Capital bought The Regard Group, a UK-based specialist care business, at the end of last year. Healthcare Europa catches up with Ruben Bhagobati, who heads up the company's infrastructure investment arm in Europe, to find out why he thinks the European specialist care market is the one to watch.

March 28, 2018

“Aggressive bidding” for Care UK in second round

We hear that several buyers are aggressively vying to acquire Bridgepoint's Care UK nursing home segment and that second round bids are in, valuing the business at a high multiple.

March 21, 2018

Interview: Dr. Arthur Kaindl, General Manager, Digital Health Services, Siemens Healthineers

What impact will digital health, in all its forms, have on the shape and size of the private health care sector? We talk to Dr. Kaindl, who reckons the winners are likely to be the big for-profit groups.

March 15, 2018

European healthcare property market 2017: UK and Italy boom while France and Germany slow

Overall activity in Western Europe's healthcare property market dropped last year. Though things were busier in the UK, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, transactions were down in France, Germany and Belgium.

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