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Ramsay teams up with Google Cloud to build data hub

UK-based hospital group Ramsay Health Care has announced its partnership with cloud computing service Google Cloud to build a centralised data hub as part of its 2030 digital transformation strategy. Ramsay will use Google Cloud’s AI and machine learning to give nurses, hospitals, and clinicians better access to patient data.

Two Southeast Asian groups up for sale and an Indian group to IPO

In contrast to Europe, South and Southeast Asia are continuing to see significant deal activity. HBI hears that SAFE Fertility Group, one of Thailand’s largest IVF providers, and Qualitas Medical Group, a primary care chain with practices across Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, are up for sale. On top of this, Agilus Diagnostics, one of India’s largest labs groups, is set to IPO.

UK Government turns to for-profits to bust backlog

The UK independent sector is gearing up for an explosion in backlog-busting public outsourcing. The for-profit hospital, ophthalmology and imaging markets in particular look set for a significant boost according to wide-reaching government plans announced today (January 4). 

Fresenius half-year results get lukewarm reception

Investors had a mixed reaction to Fresenius’ half-year results, which saw the firm perform poorly on a group-level, but the core businesses highlighted by the restructuring plan perform well. The company did not confirm rumours of divestments.

Interview: Annabelle Neame, VP for new markets and innovation, HCA UK

HBI catches up with Annabelle Neame, vice president for new markets and innovation at top five UK hospital player HCA UK, and hears how HCA and others are using concierge services to help tourists navigate tricky foreign patient pathways as London is increasingly “more on the map” for health care tourism.

Spire boosts its imaging capabilities

Spire Healthcare, the UK’s largest for-profit hospital group, has extended its control over the patient journey with a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner worth £500,000.

Interview: Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, CEO and Founder, Proximie

HBI catches up with Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, the CEO and founder of global health technology platform Proximie to hear about how MedTech can improve surgical education and performance, address variations in quality of care, and bring the operating theatre into the 21st century.

HBI 2023 Panel: This time it’s personal: rethinking patient pathways

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.

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