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UK government proposes sick leave reform

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month unveiled plans to tighten rules surrounding sick leave. The government’s initiative aims to address what he has termed the UK's "sick note culture" by proposing a significant shift in responsibilities away from GPs to specialised work and health professionals.

American Heart of Poland buys Scanmed

Two major Polish hospital groups are set to merge and become the country’s largest private provider. American Heart of Poland, the country’s second largest group by revenue, is acquiring Scanmed, a slightly smaller group. The price of the deal is reportedly around €400m.

FREE BLOG Are retirement villages still the future of elderly care?

Back in 2021 there was a definite sense amongst those involved in Europe’s elderly care sector that investment into retirement villages was set to explode. But in the last couple of years investment into new retirement village sites has stalled. Is this just a temporary blip, or are there more fundamental barriers preventing development in the sector? 

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