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Interview: Mark Chapman, International CEO, Life Healthcare

What are South African hospital group Life Healthcare's plans for its international division, mainly comprised of pan-European imaging operator Alliance Medical? In a long and wide-ranging discussion, Chapman talks about expansion in South Africa and one to two new countries, 'winners and losers' in the imaging AI market, tariff pressure across Europe and what the first new potential drug therapy for Alzheimer's in 18 years means for its PET-CT business.
March 24, 2021

NMC Health’s Aspen disposal could end with propco takeover

In-administration GCC group NMC Health's attempt to offload UK hospital chain Aspen Healthcare looks to have stalled. An advisor says the opco could be taken over by propco owner NorthWest Healthcare Properties, echoing what happened to the largest operator BMI Healthcare just two years ago.
March 18, 2021

New off-payroll worker legislation could cost UK operators

Healthcare operators could fall foul of UK legislation designed to target tax avoidance which is due to come into force next month. For the first time, IR35 will force for-profit groups to assess the legal status of contractors receiving payments via an intermediary - and a failure to do so could prove costly.  HBI speaks to a specialist tax barrister to find out more.
March 18, 2021

Interview: Martin Jones, CEO, Home Instead UK

This week we interview Martin Jones, the CEO of UK-based home care operator Home Instead, about the effect of COVID on the market, drivers, and the growth of the franchise model.
March 18, 2021

Which UK private hospitals earned the most from £2bn NHS block-booking?

NHS England will have spent around £2bn on buying capacity and services from the private hospital sector for COVID-19 related services in the last 12 months, according to recently-released public documents. We break out the figures to reveal which operators earned the most and how the picture changed in Q4. 
March 18, 2021

UK assisted living sector expansion fuelled by sales – not rental

The for-profit assisted living sector is expanding rapidly in the UK, but unlike on the continent, the majority of this expansion will be through property sales rather than rentals. HBI speaks to Michael Voges, from the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO), to find out more about why this approach differs from mainland Europe.
March 11, 2021

Vaccines causing minimal headwinds in COVID-19 testing volumes

HBI analysis of COVID-19 testing volumes and pricing reveals how vaccine programmes and the rise of antigen tests might impact future growth for the lab groups. PCR volumes and have dropped 16% in the UK since it started vaccinating its population and one lab group is expecting a 35% to 50% drop in COVID revenue this year.
March 11, 2021

Bupa ‘Global and UK’ CEO set to leave

Bupa is replacing its ‘Global and UK’ market unit CEO David Hyman in one of the first senior changes under new group CEO Iñaki Ereño. Full-year results show flat revenue and a 4% drop in underlying profits.
March 4, 2021
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