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NHS England to give pharmacists right to prescribe for common ailments

NHS England is giving pharmacists the right to prescribe antibiotics for seven common ailments, in a plan that is expected to free up 15m GP appointments.

May 9, 2023

Sonic continues consolidation of German labs with another acquisition

Multinational Australian labs group Sonic is acquiring regional German labs group Medical Laboratories Duesseldorf (MLD), in its second acquisition in the sector in the space of one month.

May 5, 2023

Two Korian cooks to face manslaughter charges

Two cooks working for multinational French elderly care giant Korian are being charged with manslaughter over the deaths of five elderly care residents in a food-poisoning incident which took place at one of the group’s French nursing homes in 2019.

April 21, 2023

For-profits under fire at massive Madrid health care protest

Several hundred thousand people participated in a protest in Madrid against the regional government’s management of the health care system on Sunday, February 12.

February 16, 2023

Humana’s share price plummets after allegations

Pan-Nordic Swedish care company Humana Group has seen its share price plummet 57% since the end of January, after Sweden’s health care inspectorate temporarily revoked its licence to provide personal assistance in Sweden.

February 10, 2023

German labs accused of lobbying to profiteer from Covid

A group of journalists from German broadcasting companies Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) has accused Germany’s private labs groups of lobbying the government in order to protect their Covid testing profits.

January 20, 2023

UK task force boost to NHS outsourcing

The UK government has set up a task force to look at increasing NHS outsourcing to the private sector, as part of its plan to increase capacity and bring down the elective care waiting list. Could this provide a boost for for-profit providers, and will it tempt them to do more NHS work?

December 9, 2022

Affidea subsidiary IMI denies cartel involvement, whilst Unilabs accepts fine

Portugal’s competition authority has accused the country's four largest teleradiology groups of involvement in a cartel for public hospital teleradiology tenders during the years 2015 to 2018. The companies involved include Unilabs subsidiary Dr. Campos Costa, which has admitted involvement, and Affidea subsidiary Imagens Médicas Integradas, which denies involvement.

December 2, 2022

Tariff cuts to return to French labs sector

The French statutory insurer is reported to be seeking tariff cuts for the labs sector which could exceed €200m. Any cuts will be announced on Monday, September 26, in the government’s Social Security Budget.

September 22, 2022

Up to 70% of German hospitals expect to lose money

Around 70% of German hospitals expect a loss this year, according to a survey by management consultancy Roland Berger. HBI chats with a German operator source to find out more.

September 16, 2022

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