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EMEA PE investment volume almost halved in 2022

Using data from HBI's Investment Database, we look at the volume of private equity investments in health care services between 2017 and 2022 across EMEA.

How long are patients waiting for care?

It is well reported that long wait times for public treatment have pushed patients towards private pay, but OECD data reveals just how staggering the delays really are.

Diagnostic imaging capacity by country – and its impact on mortality

Diagnostic imaging capacity varies significantly by country, even amongst rich nations. Using OECD data, we look at how the number of CT scanners and MRI scanners per million inhabitants varies between 39 OECD+ countries, and whether this has an impact on avoidable mortality for 27 of those countries. We used 2019 data, to avoid any distortion from Covid.

Elective care waiting times predict patient satisfaction – but not private pay growth

Waiting times for hip replacements appear to have a significant impact on patient satisfaction, but don't reliably predict growth in private pay. 

Private pay grew in 2022 in NHS countries – despite cost of living crisis

You might have expected the cost of living crisis to have halted the growth of discretionary private health care spending in 2022. But this wasn't the case in the UK, Portugal or Italy, all of which have NHS systems. By contrast, Germany, which has a Bismarckian system, did see a fall.

Tracking health care expenditure growth

In the following infographics we look at OECD data illustrating how health care expenditure has changed over the past few years across several European countries. These three examples show quite different patterns of expenditure growth.

Has the demand for self-funding recovered in UK care homes?

Data from the UK office for national statistics (ONS) showed the percentage of residents self-funding nursing home care dropped in 2021/22 due to the pandemic. Recovery has been mixed.

Opportunities in diagnostic imaging and teleradiology

The imaging sector presents a significant opportunity for private investors and operators, given its strong fundamentals and low levels of consolidation. Speakers on the ‘Opportunities in diagnostic imaging and teleradiology’ panel at HBI 2023 were particularly enthusiastic about the opportunity in Germany and France, and about building teleradiology platforms.

Survival rates for all types of cancer on the rise

Over the last 40 years the survival rate for cancer has risen from 49% to around 70%, according to data presented by Ralph Hefti, Stingray Healthcare's CEO, in the 'Opportunities in Oncology' panel at HBI 2023.

Organic growth more attractive than M&A

This week we share some fascinating data from Hedley Goldberg, managing director at Rothschild & Co, which was presented in the 2023 healthcare M&A landscape panel at HBI 2023.

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