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Bupa UK launches GP subscription service for £200 per year

The UK branch of British multinational healthcare company Bupa is launching a new direct-to-consumer subscription service for primary care, giving customers access to same-day appointments with a private GP, starting at just over £200 per year.

Remote patient monitoring can cut chronic disease care costs by 40% — an interview with Lasse Rousi, Medixine 

Over the coming years and decades an increasing amount of care will be delivered to patients in their homes. New devices and wearables that can collect health data from people whilst they’re at home and healthcare’s digitalisation trend are opening up new possibilities, both for prevention and for providing better and more efficient care to those with chronic conditions. 

Addressing healthcare workforce inefficiency through AI and 3d indoor mapping – a conversation with Connie Moser of Navenio

Modern hospitals are incredibly complex, regularly chaotic, and often inefficient environments, despite efficiency and proper task sequencing being vital to delivering high-quality medical care and positive patient experiences. Workforce issues are beginning to bite harder across both public and private provider systems, driven by a growing deficit in medical professionals serving an expanding patient population. […]

CVC Capital acquires major stake in Indonesia’s Siloam Hospitals, signalling rising PE interest in Southeast Asia healthcare

CVC Capital Partners, a Luxembourg-based private equity firm, has acquired an additional 45% stake in Indonesia's chain of multi speciality hospitals, Siloam Hospitals, from the country’s conglomerate Lippo Karawaci for 16.6 trillion rupiah ($1 billion), making CVC the majority shareholder. This transaction, involving 5.85 billion shares, was announced on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

Bain Capital eyes controlling stake in India’s HCG from CVC Capital

Bain Capital, the American private investment firm, is the leading candidate to acquire a 60.4% controlling stake in India-based cancer care provider HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG), from CVC Capital Partners, a Luxembourg-based private equity and investment advisory firm, CNBCTV18 reported. The stake is said to have been valued at approximately $356 million, while HCG’s market value stands at $589 million despite a 3% drop in its share price this year. Negotiations are ongoing, and the deal is not yet finalised. 

PE firm Quadria Capital to invest approximately $1 billion in Indian healthcare market

Asia's largest healthcare-focused PE firm Quadria Capital is going to invest approximately $1 billion into various healthcare companies in India’s healthcare sector in the next two and  a half years. The investment will be made into hospitals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and medical devices. Sunil Thakur, Partner and Head of South Asia at Quadria Capital said […]

Blackstone eyes landmark private healthcare merger in India 

Aster DM Healthcare, a Dubai-based multinational private hospital group with operations in India’s Bengaluru, is said to be negotiating a merger with Hyderabad's Care Hospitals, one of India’s largest hospital groups. This potential merger could create India’s third largest hospital group.

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