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New Cera Care tech to diagnose flu in minutes

UK homecare group Cera Care is expanding its network with 15 digital healthcare hubs across the UK to deliver telehealth and medication services. The tech-savvy operator will further launch a digital flu tracker and treatment system. HBI talks with Igal Aciman, Chief Commercial Officer at Cera to find out more.
November 11, 2021

Biogroup acquires Analiza/Cerba Internacional

Biogroup, the fast consolidator of the French lab market, has moved into the Iberian peninsular for the first time by acquiring two assets: Analiza and Cerba Internacional. HBI hears the multiple looks very, very low. 
November 11, 2021

Thailand open for vaxxed medical tourists

Thailand has re-opened for medical tourists without quarantine as the country seeks to revive its ailing medical tourism sector. We look at the impact that the 18-month ban has had on the country's big hospital groups Bumrungrad International Hospital and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS).
November 11, 2021

Double radiotherapy deals in Romania and Germany

Romania's largest healthcare provider Medlife says it has Balkan ambitions while acquiring half of regional oncology provider Neolife. The emergence of pan-EU players continues after the infrastructure investor that earlier bought Medipass, has bought a 14+ clinic network in Germany. 
November 10, 2021

Medicover consolidates in Poland

Polish healthcare provider Medicover has acquired smaller rival CDT Medicus, at a low double-digit EBITDA multiple.
November 8, 2021

McKesson sells UK arm to turnaround specialist as it exits Europe

US-based pharmacy group McKesson has sold its UK arm - made up of retail pharmacy group Lloyds Pharmacy and a drug distribution business - to Aurelius, an investor specialised in turnarounds. The new owner is likely to focus on the rationalisation of the business, HBI hears.
November 4, 2021

Excess deaths force cost cutting at Fresenius Medical Care

Dialysis patients are dying from COVID at increasingly high rates at Fresenius Medical Care, forcing the provider to slash 5,000 jobs and target €500m cost savings annually by 2025. The group has seen 18,200 more patients die than expected since the beginning of the pandemic, representing over 5% of its total base.
November 4, 2021

NHS England to require COVID-19 jab for job

All 1.2m of NHS England's staff will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from next year, reports say, with an official decision expected from the government imminently. Similar laws elsewhere in Europe have only led to minor problems for healthcare workforces but data shows that UK private providers expect to replace on average 8% of their workforce. 
November 4, 2021

Dallah Healthcare to buy stake in IMC after Amanat exit

Dallah Healthcare Company, a listed Saudi Arabian healthcare operator, has signed an agreement to buy 8.2% of the shares of a hospital in Jeddah, International Medical Centre (IMC). The move is part of Dallah Healthcare’s plan to gain a more than 25% stake in the hospital and increase its presence in Jeddah.
November 4, 2021
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