German health minister Karl Lauterbach’s reforms may not save all small, struggling hospitals from a natural demise after all, despite previous claims to the contrary.
An innovative distance learning platform that trains doctor for just €100,000 has frozen its 2023 intake thanks to the intransigence and obfuscation of the medical profession. Malta-based EDU, accredited by Maastricht University Hospital, has faced four years of delay in accreditation from the Medical Association of Malta despite being able to demonstrate that its doctors outperform those trained in university hospitals.
French president Emmanuel Macron is facing accusations of tacitly pushing a policy of ‘stealth nationalism’ in French nursing homes. HBI speaks to market experts to find out more.
The Saudi Arabian government is overhauling the regulatory regime governing its health care sector to make way for the huge amounts of private investment needed to deliver ambitious growth targets. As well as simplifying laws governing private ownership and foreign investment, it is increasing auditing checks on providers - and closing hundreds of sites that don’t meet health standards.
As ageing populations collide with a shrinking workforce, nursing homes face an uncertain future. Covid thrust this oft taken-for-granted sector into the spotlight and in the wake of recent scandals in France, three experts weighed in on opportunities and trends in nursing homes at HBI 2023.
When we talk about personalised medicine, we often hear about the therapy component, but less so about the service element of care. In an HBI 2023 panel entitled ‘This time it's personal: rethinking patient pathways’ speakers argued that's exactly where personalisation should be occurring.
Rising costs from inflation, wages, and energy are indiscriminately hitting the health care sector and despite government support packages being pledged, the road ahead looks arduous. So how do providers control costs, and what are the strategies to keep costs at bay?
Insurers are making fundamental changes to health care delivery. A lively discussion at HBI 2023 explored the changing relationship between private medical insurance, the providers who are delivering new models, and the rise of employee paid insurance.
The UK NHS was once globally revered, but cracks are showing as it marks seventy-five years and a question mark hangs over its future. HBI asks half a dozen experts what role for-profits have in its future - and whether it will it last another 75 years.
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