Live-in carers in Germany are favouring short-term contracts and regularly switch employer. HBI speaks with Benedikt Zacher, senior strategist at Berlin-based SunaCare, to find out why this is a problem.
French Minister for Autonomy Brigitte Bourguignon says "Amendment 43", which would see compulsory wage rises for public domiciliary homecare workers, has the governments full backing. For profit operators have expressed concern, but unions in France are calling loudly for the costly proposal to be extended to for-profits.
TPG Capital-backed TE Asia Healthcare Partners is looking to invest $90m over the next 18 months, targeting expansion in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Group revenue fell 3% at South Africa-based EMEA hospital group Mediclinic International for the year ending March 31, 2021. But there were positive signs in H2 as the London-listed group came to terms with how to work during a pandemic, and the group is bullish about next year despite a particularly challenging start to the last.
Italy's largest hospital group San Donato is bidding to make its first move out of northern Italy through a binding offer for Rome's Fatebenefratelli hospital. Another Vatican-owned hospital is trying to shut down sale rumours at a time when many are struggling with the financial fallout from the pandemic.
The UK government has launched a five-week consultation to look at whether vaccines should be mandatory for care home staff. Care operators are split on the issue, with some fearing it could cause staff retention and recruitment problems.
An ophthalmology chain that operates across Germany and Austria, and has a small presence in Russia, is about to be purchased by Trilantic Europe, HBI can reveal.
Pan-European lab group Synlab will float up to 26% of shares when it lists on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange later this month, setting its first day of trading for 30 April.
London-based private equity fund G Square Capital has taken full control of private health and care group Unicare. Founder and minority shareholder Tom Tidemann tells HBI he is dismayed by its action - but G Square's CEO tells HBI it was necessary to stop Unicare going bankrupt.
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