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How AI can reduce face-to-face appointments by 60+% — an interview with Richard Armitage, Ufonia

Ufonia is a UK digital health company that has developed an AI tool that can automate conversations which would normally take place with a clinician. In an interview with HBI, Richard Armitage, Ufonia’s new Commercial Director, explained the huge potential of this technology.

May 1, 2025

NHS app becomes default route for GP registration

UK NHS patients can now instantly register with a GP on the NHS APP, and will soon be able to view and manage hospital appointments, and select from a greater number of providers, including independent sector providers, and receive test results straight through the app.

April 24, 2025

Bupa to open 200 new mental health centres globally

UK-based multinational health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa will open 200 new mental health clinics across the globe, as part of a drive towards providing more “holistic” care.

April 24, 2025

KKR offers $1.2 billion for Sweden’s Biotage

RWK BidCo, a newly formed company wholly owned by global investment firm KKR Funds with the purpose of making the offer in deals, has announced a recommended public offer to the shareholders of Biotage, valuing it at around 1.6 billion SEK ($1.22 billion).

April 24, 2025

DCC to sell healthcare division for £1.05 billion

DCC, A Dublin-based and London Stock Exchange-listed sales, marketing and support services group, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its healthcare division to HealthCo, an investment vehicle of funds managed by European private equity firm Investindustrial Advisors, for £1.05 billion (approximately €1.23 billion).

April 24, 2025

‘Saudization’ kickstarts in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector

The first phase of ‘Saudization’ in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is now underway, effective from 17 April. Saudization is a government policy to increase the number of Saudi nationals employed and reduce the reliance on expats in the workforce.

April 24, 2025

Chaos and opportunity — The impact of Trump’s trade war on Europe’s healthcare sector

Europe’s healthcare providers are less directly exposed to Donald Trump’s trade war than its med tech sector. But hospital and outpatient groups will still suffer. The severity of the pain will depend largely on the EU’s response to US tariffs, in particular the level and extent of possible counter tariffs. The EU could also be galvanised into better supporting innovation and R&D in its med tech and pharma sectors.

April 24, 2025

Generali Investments and Partners Group launch new private credit secondaries fund

Generali Investments, a platform of asset management firms with €645.2 billion in assets under management (as of December 31, 2024) together with Partners Group, a Swiss-based global private equity firm, are launching a new private credit secondaries fund. The launch of Generali Investments' ‘Private Credit Secondaries Fund’ signals not only the growing maturity of the private credit market but also its strategic importance for sectors like healthcare.

April 24, 2025

RadNet to acquire AI-powered iCAD to help with early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer

US diagnostic imaging services and digital health solutions firm RadNet has announced it will acquire the Nasdaq-listed, AI-powered, breast health solutions company iCAD to become part of its current wholly owned subsidiary DeepHealth, a health informatics company specialising in AI.

April 17, 2025

UK healthtech attracts highest VC investment in Q1 of 2025

Healthtech was the strongest sector for investment in the first quarter of 2025 in the UK, with startups receiving $1.8bn, according to an HSBC report.

April 17, 2025

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