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Workforce woes beckon in a winter of discontent

Winter is coming, and for the health care sector the end of the year could see a weary workforce and soaring costs push some groups to breaking point. HBI speaks to a selection of operators, analysts and advisers to understand how groups are planning for the potentially difficult months ahead.
November 3, 2023

UK Health Minister looks for further collaboration with independent sector

The UK's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has told for-profit operators collaborations between the NHS and private players have paved the way for them to have an increased role going forward - and that patients will be given greater opportunity to be referred to independent sector providers.
November 3, 2023

Staff “threaten to quit” UK care home giant over pay

UK nursing home operator HC-One faces a potential staffing disaster with reports that nearly 40% of its workforce is threatening an exodus over “poverty pay”. The GMB union demands a real living wage for all staff at the ‘kind care company’, however, HC-One disputes this survey figure. HBI investigates. 
November 3, 2023

Three things we learned at Global Health, Riyadh

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.
November 2, 2023

Bankruptcies, closures, and scandals: the bleak state of European nursing homes

Across Europe, nursing homes are in crisis. Between scandals in France, insolvencies in Germany, the threat of regulation in Spain, and fair fee woes in the UK, HBI hears that the nursing home sector is the least attractive healthcare services sector for investors. Are things really that bad - and is the threat of mass bankruptcies real?
October 27, 2023

Lapland council votes to keep Mehilainen outsourcing contract – just

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.
October 27, 2023

Voyage Care seeks new CEO and CFO

Voyage Care, the UK’s largest provider of support for people with learning disabilities by revenue, is on the hunt for a new CEO and CFO. Andrew Cannon - who has served as CEO for the last eight years - will remain in position until a successor has been found.
October 26, 2023

Spain’s access problems bleed into private sector

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.
October 26, 2023
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