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KPMG talks healthcare opportunities in the islands 

We talk to Dr. Ed Fitzgerald, who is being appointed head of healthcare for KPMG Island Group. The firm’s offices are present in a region covering 45 million people across Bermuda and the Caribbean, and a further 760,000 in Malta, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Quarantining after his recent return to Bermuda, he told us of the island’s challenges in reducing its per capita healthcare costs (second only to the USA), why islands struggle to introduce universal health coverage and spotlights commercial opportunities. 
May 5, 2021

EU countries to pump €50bn into health and social reform recovery plans

EU countries have already earmarked over €47bn euros to spend on health care from the €672bn Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the continent's centrepiece of COVID-19 recovery. Digital innovation, primary care and long-term care are clear spending priorities across the board. We should know the full allocations next week.
April 29, 2021

Union pressure mounts as French domiciliary care reform looms

French Minister for Autonomy Brigitte Bourguignon says "Amendment 43", which would see compulsory wage rises for public domiciliary homecare workers, has the governments full backing. For profit operators have expressed concern, but unions in France are calling loudly for the costly proposal to be extended to for-profits.
April 22, 2021

Norway moves to increase patient choice

The Norwegian government is trying to introduce more free choice for patients, particularly when it comes to elderly care, with a new procurement framework. The move comes after a few years of Norwegian municipalities refusing to work with the for-profit sector.
April 8, 2021

Problems in Lesotho for Netcare as government pulls PPP deal

Netcare's deal to build and manage Lesotho's largest hospital has run aground, with the government moving to cancel the multi-million Rand deal for alleged breach of contract - a move Netcare says it will challenge. HBI speaks to a South Africa-based hospital source to find out more.
April 8, 2021

NHS will ‘not have the capital’ for 100 new imaging centres

NHS England will not have the capital to fund the 100-plus new outpatient imaging centres needed to meet demand in the coming years, says the CEO of Imaging Holdings, a top-five for-profit imaging operator. The group is launching four new mobile imaging units after securing a growth funding facility from its PE backer Apposite Capital. 
April 1, 2021

Russia debates ban on spending public funds on capex

Russia has put forward draft proposals that forbid private providers from spending compulsory insurance funds on capital expenditure, the acquisition of property and the repayment of loans. Operators say it will likely halt all investment in the sector.
March 29, 2021

Is the UK nursing home sector in “crisis”?

Elderly care has had a challenging year in the UK, but is it too strong to call it a crisis, and how will things look as it recovers? HBI chats to a consultant and operator to find out more.
March 25, 2021
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