Belfast-based domiciliary care provider Connected Health has expanded into the Republic and claims to be growing its workforce exponentially. We speak to a director at the company and take a look at the Irish market.
Shares in South Africa's biggest health insurer have plunged 20% since the publication of a new NHI bill which proposes 'banning' health insurance for the vast majority of healthcare funding. Private hospital share values have also taken a nose-dive. HBI speaks to Discovery's CEO and assesses who else might be hit by the changes.
One of Poland’s largest private imaging groups could be sold by its private equity owners Tar Heel Capital next year. We talk to Tar Heel Capital managing partner Andrzej Różycki.
Terveystalo has appointed a man who spent 18 years at a Finnish airline as its new CEO. In the same week, Pihlajalinna is dropping 180 of its management staff to cut costs.
Brazil's largest hospital chain by revenue Rede d'Or has acquired a minority stake in Qualicorp, a broker in the sale of healthcare insurance for members of professional organisations. The move spells a new era for Qualicorp and increases both parties' bargaining power in the face of insurers, meaning potentially cheaper health plans. We interview a Brazilian executive.
KRY's UK subsidiary Livi now has the biggest patient catchment by volume for telehealth consultations in the UK after signing three new deals with the NHS. HBI speaks to its UK country manager, Luke Buhl-Nielsen, about the expansion and its impact so far.
Does Europe's imaging equipment supply oligopoly - Siemens Healthineers, Philips and GE Healthcare - face a threat from cheaper Chinese alternatives? Two service operators give HBI different viewpoints.
There is massive pent-up demand amongst France's outpatient radiologists to sell their practices, an investor claims, and while plenty of investors are eyeing up the sector, no one is yet willing to make the first move and face the backlash from the medical profession. Across the Rhine, consolidation is already happening.
Bed numbers in Belgium are highly regulated and we hear from a mid-market operator that ratios could almost halve by 2025. Is there a solution, and where does this leave the for-profit sector?
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