Big nursing home and elderly care group Ambea plans to IPO on the NASDAQ Stockholm. Expect other big Nordic operators to follow suit. But what is their long-term future?
Private operators in France will see a total decrease of 2.09% in tariffs and state funding in 2017. Such decision, however, comes as no surprise to the private sector, says Stéphane Pichon, managing partner at YourCare Consult.
Next on the reform agenda for Brazil’s centrist-Temer administration is the 70-year old labour code, 900 articles that menace businesses and are often blamed for 12% unemployment. The homecare industry, which relies on informal labour, could be a major benefactor predicts the CEO of the country’s largest formal chain.
The Philippines has tremendous potential. It has one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and yet it doesn’t have many large healthcare service providers and it lacks a medical infrastructure sufficient to cope with all its residents’ needs. Healthcare Nova looks at the current market there, government policy, and how the private sector is changing.
Recruitment, retention and training are now the primary challenges for the healthcare services industry. The obvious solution to keeping staff - paying more – is no longer working. Private operators around the world are now fishing in a global market that's short of 15m healthcare workers. So what practical solutions are operators putting into force and what really works? We talk to 25 operators from across the world.
The UK government will grant an additional £2bn in funding to councils suffering from the country’s so-called social care crisis, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced to parliament today.
With political uncertainty and concerns over the value of the Lira, investors in Turkey are facing a tricky decision. Should they stay or should they go? Healthcare Nova catches up with Turkish doctor Omer Karahan, a partner at healthcare consultancy Value Health.
Palcare, the Argentinian home palliative care provider, is looking to expand - both geographically, and the nature of the work it does. Healthcare Nova speaks to Gustavo Fodrini, CEO, to learn more about how the business is structured, how it delivers its services, and what plans he has for the future.
A wave of IPOs in the Nordics and the UK look likely in healthcare services. Investec is planning to IPO fast-growth British teleradiology group Medica and East European outpatient player Medicover is supposed to be IPOing in the second quarter in Sweden. Meanwhile the two largest Finnish providers look set to IPO in 2017.
The Polish Minister for Health Konstanty Radziwill will be culled by the Law & Justice (PiS) government, says the Polish press. What does that mean for the persecuted private sector?
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