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Psychiatry and Mental Health

 

BetterUp becomes world’s largest mental fitness startup

BetterUp, the mental fitness platform that employs Prince Harry as its chief impact officer, has become the largest mental health and coaching startup in the world, with its valuation reaching $4.7bn after raising $300m in series E. President Omar Dawood explains to HBI the drivers behind its success.

Opportunities abound in France’s new budget

France has committed to reforms in homecare, optometry, and mental health in its social security budget for next year. One source says that it's a particularly important budget with elections coming in the Spring of next year. Meanwhile, President Macron has also committed to replicating Germany's model for reimbursing digital health apps.

HBI 2021: The mental health pandemic running alongside Covid

The long term impact of COVID on mental health and psychiatry is unknown as demand is increasing, a panel of European experts at HBI 2021 conference said. They discussed polyaddiction and new symptoms, mental health tech, and the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workforce.

Psychiatry and Mental Health: Sector Analysis

Covid has led to a mental health epidemic that has forced this Cinderella sector to the fore. What role can the private sector play in both inpatient provision and in outpatient and digital settings? Confirmed speakers to include: Emmanuel Masson, Clinea (Orpea) Pierre Forest, INICEA Marja-Leena Tuomola, Terveystalo Chaired by: Dr Adrienne Rivlin, L.E.K. Consutling 

Movement in mental health market

Nursing home group Korian has continued its consolidation of mental health by acquiring an Italian group with €22.5m revenues. Meanwhile, a joint venture in the Netherlands between providers Parnassia and Altrecht is expanding.

Payors throw money at mental health

Psychotherapy, a highly fragmented market across Europe, has historically been mostly private pay. Waves of pandemic-related mental health crises are now forcing payors to multiply budgets or add new tariffs in countries from Czechia to Switzerland. Where's the opportunity?

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. 

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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