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UK private hospital admissions increase overall but weight loss and cosmetic procedures drop – are GLP-1s at play?

The number of reported private hospital admissions in Q2 2024 reached a record level for that period in a year, and the second highest level ever, at 232,000, according to new Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) data. But while private hospital admissions were up overall — especially across common procedures like cataracts, chemotherapy and diagnostic upper GI endoscopy — some procedures declined. 
December 6, 2024

Swiss healthcare financing reform to benefit private outpatient sector

Switzerland has voted to overhaul how its healthcare system is financed. Inpatient and outpatient care will both be financed in the same way from 2028, which should enable private outpatient clinics to compete on a more level playing field with public hospitals, particularly in specialisms which are increasingly done on an outpatient basis, such as ophthalmology.
December 5, 2024

Spire’s share price spikes over rumours of acquisition by Devi Shetty’s Narayana Health

Spire Healthcare, the UK’s largest for-profit hospital group, saw its shares jump 9% on the morning of Friday November 29, after rumours were published in the Indian press that Indian hospital group Narayana Health was looking to acquire it. The shares dropped back down again, however, after Narayana released a statement saying there is “no material information or event” requiring disclosure at this time.
November 29, 2024

PureHealth considers buying NMC in UAE

PureHealth Holding PJSC, a United Arab Emirates-based healthcare company, is considering an acquisition of NMC Healthcare, a private healthcare network in the same region, Bloomberg reports, citing “people familiar with the matter”.
November 15, 2024

German states resisting hospital reform, Health Ministry threatens to withhold financing

Germany’s federal states are attempting to amend the Hospital Care Improvement Act (Krankenhausversorgungsverbesserungsgesetz, KHVVG), which was approved by Germany’s Bundestag in October but still has to be voted on by the upper house. The federal health ministry is threatening to withhold finance for the states if they block the reform.
November 8, 2024

What do the struggles of Australia’s private hospitals mean for private equity investors?

Private hospitals in Australia are facing a severe financial crisis, as highlighted by a recent Department of Health review. While the financial struggles of these hospitals are not new, this is the first time the government has conducted a review and officially acknowledged the issue. The review found that private hospital profit margins have nearly halved over five years as costs outpaced revenue, with “imminent closures” likely without urgent government intervention.
November 8, 2024
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