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Four Seasons for sale

UK care home giant Four Seasons is for sale, and hedge fund H/2 Capital partners, de facto in control of the business, has been making changes at top.

Doctrin targets NHS, as KRY’s UK rollout begins

Swedish-telehealth company KRY has begun its UK roll-out. At the same time, competitor Doctrin exclusively tells Healthcare Europa that it too is in discussions with NHS health authorities and is preparing to expand. UK-based Babylon soon could be facing its first serious competitor for home market share. Healthcare Europa assesses the UK market and these competing business models.

Korian makes deal with Primonial to expand across France

Korian, France's largest nursing home operator by revenue, has made a deal with its main property owner to build at least seven new facilities in the country. We speak to French healthcare real estate expert Stéphane Pichon about the deal.

Ada opens up markets with new languages

German telehealth company Ada claims that introducing new languages on its AI-powered “symptom checker” app will eventually open the market up to an additional 102 million people.

Spanish hospital group continues expansion in South America

Grupo Hospiten, a Spain-based hospital group with a presence in South America, has opened a new hospital in Mexico. We speak to the company's corporate medical director about its business, its market and its strategy in the region.

Ada opens up markets with new languages

German telehealth company Ada claims that introducing new languages on its AI-powered "symptom checker" app will eventually open the market up to an additional 102 million people.

Quest Diagnostics changes strategy in emerging markets

Last week Healthcare Nova reported that US-based lab company Quest Diagnostics had sold its Indian medical diagnostics arm to Strand Life Sciences. We also reported that Quest has set up an international alliance of lab companies based in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Hong Kong and Australia. Are the two moves connected? We speak to Quest's MD of global markets, Mark Machulcz to find out more about the group's change of strategy.

Why mental health market in UAE is one to watch

Historically, mental health issues have had something of a stigma in the Middle East - not talked about, with problems often going unaddressed. Bit this appears to be changing. Healthcare Nova speaks to an investor eyeing the psychiatric market in the United Arab Emirates, and to Lighthouse Arabia, a psychiatric specialist centre based in Dubai.

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