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Palamon pushes Bridgepoint off IDH/mydentist sale

Palamon Capital, the minority shareholder of dental group IDH/mydentist has bought majority control from Carlyle. Bridgepoint had earlier bought the group for £700m but Palamon has now exercised a right of first offer to push it out of the sale. 
May 28, 2021

Centros Unico closes UK clinics

Centros Unico, a Spanish cosmetic surgery chain has closed four clinics in the UK with the current state of the company’s UK operations remains unclear. A source says they are franchised outlets. 
May 27, 2021

Social care job applications drop as economies open

Job applications for social care have dropped off a cliff in the UK as the economy starts to open up, according to an operator. Groups in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Austria say they are still seeing a surge.
May 27, 2021

Italy leads Europe on ‘no jab, no job’ rule

Under new measures introduced by Mario Draghi’s government at the end of April 2021 healthcare workers who refuse the vaccine will be transferred, demoted, or suspended without pay.
May 27, 2021

Ramsay makes £1bn Spire offer – but investors want more

Global hospital operator Ramsay Health Care has made a £1bn offer to acquire listed UK group Spire Healthcare, but some investors may reject the offer and share price movements show another bid may be expected. The 29.9% shareholder, Mediclinic, has agreed to sell to Ramsay despite making a similar takeover offer three years ago. It comes during a UK market pivot towards NHS activity to help clear massive backlogs after Covid.
May 26, 2021

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.
May 21, 2021

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.
May 13, 2021

medneo targets other markets after UK expansion

Nicolas Weber, CEO of German imaging group medneo, says that the company has had "a great market entry" to the UK. He expects more national openings as demand for imaging soars post-COVID.
May 12, 2021

No private healthcare bounce back yet

Admissions to private hospitals in the UK are still well below pre-pandemic levels with activity in January and February down on last year. The expected demand boost for private healthcare due to NHS waiting list pressures is yet to materialise. 
May 7, 2021
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