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Still no buyer for IDH/mydentist

HBI understands that, despite a pushed-back deadline for final bids having passed last month, there is still no buyer for UK-based dental specialist IDH. What is happening with the process as it approaches its fifth month? HBI speaks to an adviser source to find out more.
February 4, 2021

Revealed: Babylon’s real revenue in 2020

Recently filed accounts for UK telehealth unicorn Babylon show the group made £6m sales with almost £100m losses in 2019. However, a well-placed source gives HBI a more accurate picture of the holding company's accounts, filed privately in Jersey.
February 4, 2021

NHS uses COVID surge capacity amidst private pay resurgence

NHS England trusts have triggered clauses granting full access to private hospital capacity in some areas as COVID-19 hospitalisations soar, amidst controversy over the ramp-up of private pay activity - although private operators tell HBI they are focusing on time-critical surgery and cancer care.
January 28, 2021

Canadian investment into Bourn Hall

UK-based fertility clinic specialist Bourn Hall has secured "significant investment" from Triangle Capital Corporation, a Canadian-based investment firm, in partnership with Toronto-based Bulldog Capital Partners.
January 21, 2021

$3bn Imaging AI sector will re-shape industry after watershed 2019/20

Imaging AI solutions which can read images just as well as radiologists are now demonstrably effective medical products that will revolutionise the medical imaging industry forever. $1.5bn in VC funding has been ploughed into companies developing solutions whose tech promises to transform diagnosis and improve operational efficiency. We talk to seven of them who've commercialised products in 2019/20, operators using them, and look at the sector in detail in this long-read feature.
January 21, 2021

Muted electronic patient record rollout in Germany

Just 2% of publicly insured Germans have registered to see their electronic patient record (ePA) since access was made mandatory at the beginning of the year. Many either don't know it exists or are worried about data privacy, HBI hears. That settles some answers to the question of whether it's worthwhile giving patients access to their own data.
January 21, 2021

‘Interest’ in Everlight despite COVID hit to teleradiology

Private equity has reportedly rekindled interest in UK-Australia teleradiology group Everlight Radiology, over a year after owner ICG kickstarted a sales process before COVID hit. But with UK competitor Medica revealing a 20% drop in revenue for the year because of the pandemic, how likely is a sale?
January 21, 2021

Lockdown and Zoom create cosmetic boom

Demand for aesthetic surgical procedures and cosmetic dentistry is on the rise, fuelled by both a Zoom meeting culture where everyone is aware of their appearance on camera, and the lockdown enabling otherwise undisguisable procedures to remain hidden during recovery.
January 14, 2021
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