HBI attended the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and saw first-hand how the country is changing ahead of its 2030 transformation plan. Here are our three key takeaways from the event.
Voters in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK will take to the ballot box in the next 12 months or so, and make their voices heard. HBI asks what this might mean for the future of the for-profit healthcare sector in those countries.
Councillors in Finland’s Lapland region decided by a majority of just one vote on Monday to keep an outsourcing contract with the country's largest for-profit health group, Mehilainen. This comes after a board of regional civil servants decided the contract should be ended, while almost 7,000 locals signed a petition in favour of keeping it. HBI speaks to Jussi Rantanen, a senior advisor to Mehilainen, to find out more.
Spain has a record low number of primary care centres, and is splashing €1bn+ over the next two years to try and stop the rot. HBI hears that more value health initiatives, video triage and AI chatbot usage could be part of the solution.
Saudi dentistry is seeing significant revenue growth, but HBI hears there are teething problems with significant numbers of experienced clinicians being kicked out in favour of less qualified - and cheaper - new graduates.
Robert Fico has formed a government in Slovakia. The former prime minister, who leads the centre-left populist party SMER, has formed a coalition with Hlas and the nationalist SNS Party. Given his track record, this could worry investors. Should it?
Four months on from the results of the Elective Recovery Taskforce which promised to bust the UK’s record-breaking backlog with the help of the independent sector, the number of patients waiting 65 weeks or more for treatment has risen to nearly 110,000 people. With the situation even worse than predicted, where are the opportunities for private providers - and who is most likely to benefit?
Poland’s elections have ousted the populist Law and Justice (PiS) with only a coalition of opposition parties able to form a majority. With the defeat of such a controversial platform and a leftward lurch what can healthcare operators and investors expect next? HBI speaks to four expert sources to find out more.
The MUFACE system which insures Spanish civil servants is at serious risk of collapse as it fails to keep pace with inflation, and concerned for-profit operators are starting to close their doors to its insured at a time where revenue is on the rise for PMI.
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