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Infographic: Q2 results for EMEA acute operators (so far)

The COVID impact on the second-quarter results of EMEA's hospital and acute care operators is a hugely mixed picture, as per recent disclosures from operators in Germany, Spain, Russia, Portugal, South Africa, the Nordics and the US. Some are barely affected thanks to state protections, while others have seen hefty double-digit drops. 
August 6, 2020

Video consultations in the UK fell during COVID-19

For all the talk of COVID-19 pushing ahead the digitalisation of healthcare, the use of video consultations in both actual numbers and as a percentage of consultations in primary care fell during the pandemic's peak. Recent headlines talk about 48% of primary care being delivered digitally, but most of these were telephone calls.
July 30, 2020

People are going back to hospital

After sharp drops in March and April, hospital emergency departments across Europe are returning to their pre-COVID levels.
July 23, 2020

The rise (and fall) of Europe’s largest care home operators

With only 12% of Europe's for-profit care home market held by the two big French consolidators, other international platforms have also emerged. We look at how the market position of Europe's 11 largest for-profit operators changed from 2012-2019.
July 9, 2020

Case study: Denmark’s informal and formal telemedicine market

How many doctors are using Skype and other vanilla, publicly available platforms and how many are adopting built for purpose telehealth solutions?  This Danish data gives some indication of the likely split between the only officially recommended solution and what are likely to be vanilla, publicly available platforms. The Danish doctors union has historically been […]
June 25, 2020

Activity in UK private sector dropped 84% in April

Private hospitals in the UK saw 84% fewer visits in April compared to the two previous years, according to new data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). This is likely to replicate the picture in other European markets like Spain and Portugal where the private sector mainly performs non-essential services. Hospitals in Germany and France that perform all types of care will have seen lower volume drops.
June 18, 2020

Which countries failed to protect their workforces?

A third of all COVID-19 infections in Spain, Ireland and Denmark come from within their healthcare workforce. In other countries, including Albania, they have managed to keep the level far lower. HBI examines.
June 11, 2020
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