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HBI Interview: Carlos Nueno, President, International, Teladoc 

How fast is the world outside America adopting telehealth and digital care in all its forms? Who better to ask than Carlos Nueno, president International for Teladoc Health, which ties with Ping An from China for the title of the world’s largest telehealth operator. So, what new business models are being rolled out and when? And how are countries adopting the new technology?
September 16, 2021

Market conditions right for Unilabs to sell

HBI hears rumour that pan-European laboratory and imaging group Unilabs could sell soon. We explore how its private equity owner Apax could make a much-anticipated exit. 
September 9, 2021

Nordic launches a process for €2bn+ Veonet

Strong rumours reported by HBI back in July that Nordic Capital-backed ophthalmology group Veonet (including Germany's largest operator by revenue Ober Scharrer) would come to market before the autumn have been proven correct. HBI understands the group has launched a process, and a price tag of in excess of €2bn is expected.
September 9, 2021

Spire H1: revenue soars but profitability flat

UK hospital group Spire Healthcare's revenue in H1 2021 jumped 13.5% versus 2019, with self-pay up a whopping 47%. But profitability was still lower than two years ago and, despite the top-line growth eclipsing guidance, the group is still trading well below Ramsay's improved offer price that 30% of shareholders rejected. Will they regret that?
September 9, 2021

Boris breaches election pledge with £12bn tax hike for health and social care

On Tuesday, September 7, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his UK government announced a new health and social care tax to fund both the NHS and social care. While it is hard for operators to be ungrateful for extra funding in social care, many are asking whether the plan goes far enough. HBI talks to market experts to find out more.
September 7, 2021

Is ‘no jab no job’ policy creating a UK care home staffing crisis?

Reports abound of a looming crisis in recruitment and retention in the UK care home sector when the government’s no jab no job policy comes into force in November. HBI catches up with market expert Clare Connell, founder and CEO of Connell Consulting Limited, who sees a slightly different picture.
September 7, 2021

Promedica24 continues expansion – sale ‘on the table’

Pan-European homecare group Promedica24 tells HBI that long-term investor ForeVest is considering an exit in the next 1-2 years. Tomasz Brzeziński, CEO and CFO, says that the group has plans to move into Switzerland and Austria as well as diversify its revenue sources in Germany. Brzeziński is one of 100 speakers at HBI 2021, Sept 20-22, the global CEO-level event focused on for-profit healthcare.
September 2, 2021

How outsiders grabbed the holiday COVID-19 testing market

While sales and profits at Europe's largest traditional players swelled during the pandemic, the sector also saw an influx of non-traditional players. The trend has seen biotech companies start to sell their COVID-19 tests direct to the customer.
September 2, 2021

Homecare wages rise as vacancies jump sixfold

Wages in Europe's domiciliary care market have risen up to 15% as the sector scrambles for staff, driven by a sixfold jump in empty vacancies and better protections for governments. This will likely signal a care cost inflation across the continent as one operator tells HBI that the costs will be passed on to the customer.
August 25, 2021
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