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Bupa shift towards digital could impact M&A

Bupa’s new CEO Iñaki Ereño has announced a new strategy for the international health insurer and service group including making 40% of customer care touchpoints Bupa-owned, and having 60% active digital customers. What does this mean for Bupa's M&A strategy going forward? We talk to consultancy Candesic to find out more.

EMEA’s Top 100 largest groups by revenue revealed

HBI’s inaugural HBI Health Care Services Top 100 lists the largest 100 companies by EMEA health care services revenue. In total revenue their revenue came to over €105bn - and we've uncovered some surprising winners and losers. 

Icade Santé to IPO by year-end as Cofinimmo enters UK

French REIT Icade says it will float healthcare property investor Icade Santé by the end of 2021 to raise funds for a €3bn four-year investment plan. The news comes as Cofinimmo acquires its first healthcare assets in the UK.

France and Greece force jabs on home staff

France and Greece have joined the growing list of European countries to make vaccinations mandatory for care home staff. Both Italy and UK already have policies on mandatory vaccination. Debate continues to rage about the effect these policies will have on staffing in a sector that already struggles with recruitment and retention.

Occupancy loss and excess deaths during the pandemic

A lot of discussion has taken place about the conduct of nursing homes in the pandemic. Today we look at the number of excess deaths among the over 65s in a population in 2020, and compare it to the loss in occupancy that operators suffered through that year.

Pan-European nursing home groups expand as sector recovers from Covid

The three big pan-European nursing home players have all announced big acquisitions - and Orpea has boosted its growth forecast. Is this a sign that the tide is turning for nursing home operators, as vaccines roll out across the continent and pandemic restrictions continue to lift?

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