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Investing in Health Care Services: 2021 Outlook

Six months ahead of HBI 2021, September 20-23, in London, we bring together a panel of experts to share their predictions for the sectors investing landscape in 2021, a year after the pandemic took hold in Europe. How much has the outlook for the sector changed in the first quarter of 2021? Which sub-sectors sidelined […]

GHP continues organic growth in 2020 despite pandemic

GHP, a listed provider of specialist clinics in Scandinavia and hospitals in the Middle East, increased revenue and EBITDA in 2020 despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic. HBI talks to CEO Daniel Ohman to find out how.

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. 

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.

Regional Czech governments look to PPPs to meet care home demands

In a notable shift in policy, regional Czech governments have started entering into PPPs with local operators to build additional nursing home capacity. Substantial contracts to for-profit operators could follow, according to a CEE-based expert.

McDermott Will & Emery talks Europe’s complex regulatory landscape

Encroaching protectionism from governments across Europe is leading to some initiatives that might limit foreign investment in key strategic services like healthcare. Sharon Lamb, a partner with law firm MWE, talks to HBI about those new laws and a host of others introduced over the last year. It’s a complex regulatory and reimbursement landscape but MWE has a new report to help. 

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