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What is happening with the big pre-COVID sales processes?

This week HBI takes stock of the sales processes that were launched before international lockdowns hit in late Spring to see which have been postponed, cancelled, agreed, re-launched or are still pending.

European private healthcare sector’s 2019 growth in one chart

Looking at c.200 of Europe's largest healthcare operators' 2019 revenue figures using the latest data from HBI Intelligence gives a snapshot of the sector. How does the picture differ internationally, and by sub-sector based on our recent update?

How international is Europe’s for-profit healthcare sector?

This week, one of Europe's hottest healthcare sectors saw a new two-country platform emerge when French homecare player Santie Cie acquired German peer Aposan. Data from HBI Intelligence reveals how much of Europe's six largest for-profit healthcare sectors are held by international operators. 

Infographic: Q2 results for EMEA acute operators (so far)

The COVID impact on the second-quarter results of EMEA's hospital and acute care operators is a hugely mixed picture, as per recent disclosures from operators in Germany, Spain, Russia, Portugal, South Africa, the Nordics and the US. Some are barely affected thanks to state protections, while others have seen hefty double-digit drops. 

Video consultations in the UK fell during COVID-19

For all the talk of COVID-19 pushing ahead the digitalisation of healthcare, the use of video consultations in both actual numbers and as a percentage of consultations in primary care fell during the pandemic's peak. Recent headlines talk about 48% of primary care being delivered digitally, but most of these were telephone calls.

People are going back to hospital

After sharp drops in March and April, hospital emergency departments across Europe are returning to their pre-COVID levels.

Healthcare brands could lose 10% of value due to COVID-19

The world's top healthcare brands could lose 10% of their value due to the impact of COVID-19, while the pre-COVID figures also make for interesting reading according to a new report.

The rise (and fall) of Europe’s largest care home operators

With only 12% of Europe's for-profit care home market held by the two big French consolidators, other international platforms have also emerged. We look at how the market position of Europe's 11 largest for-profit operators changed from 2012-2019.

COVID pandemic share prices: Who has bounced back, who is still playing catch-up?

Shares in the biggest listed healthcare services operators all plummeted in mid March as the COVID pandemic spread rapidly. As our infographic illustrates, only around half of these have substantially recovered their value.

Case study: Denmark’s informal and formal telemedicine market

How many doctors are using Skype and other vanilla, publicly available platforms and how many are adopting built for purpose telehealth solutions?  This Danish data gives some indication of the likely split between the only officially recommended solution and what are likely to be vanilla, publicly available platforms. The Danish doctors union has historically been […]

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