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NHS struggling to fund outsourcing needs

HBI hears financial pressure on the UK NHS is making it increasingly difficult to outsource to the private sector – but with waiting lists worse than expected, there are still opportunities for for-profit operators. Who is most likely to take advantage?

Interview: Ty Greenhalgh, Healthcare Industry Principal at Medigate by Claroty

Hospitals have thousands of electronic devices - devices which increasingly are all connected to one another on one big network. The number of devices is so vast that most hospitals have very limited knowledge about what all of them are and what they are all doing at any given time. Ty Greenhalgh, healthcare industry principal for Cybersecurity firm Claroty’s Medigate platform for health care operators, explains to HBI why this is such a big problem, from both a cost management and a cybersecurity perspective, and how technology can help.

Interview: Jim Easton, CEO Practice Plus Group

Jim Easton is the CEO of Practice Plus Group, one of the UK’s major hospital operators. In June, HBI reported the group planned to offer a middle-market self-pay option – delivering elective surgeries like knee and hip replacements at around 75% of the usual price. Has the market's changing attitude to PMI shifted its focus?

German hospital market facing an uncertain future

The future of the German hospital market still hangs in the balance. As winter approaches and energy prices remain high, politicians still cannot agree on what to do about Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s proposed reforms - but whatever the outcome there are opportunities as well as challenges ahead.

Dutch dental deals have gone dry

It seems Dutch dentistry consolidation could be over before it had really begun, with a consultant source telling HBI the pool of top targets is drying up.

Opportunity in Saudi dialysis

In a rapidly opening up Saudi market full of opportunities, how attractive is the dialysis sector? HBI hears the answer is less straightforward than you might expect.

Fresenius transformation “on track”, as it sells Peruvian asset

German health care conglomerate Fresenius is pushing ahead with its restructuring plans, selling its 70% stake in Peruvian hospital Clínica Ricardo Palma. The company says that focusing on hospital group Helios and drug/nutrition/devices subsidiary Kabi “is paying off” - but is this reflected in its most recent results?

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