With BMI Healthcare announcing on Monday that it had agreed a rent reduction with its major landlord, we talk to sources and discuss what really happened at the UK's largest hospital chain.
Healthcare Europa talks to UK healthcare property expert Max Broadbent, director at Colliers International, about the market, trends, and areas to watch.
Private equity investor Ignite Growth (IG) has bought two specialist care homes in South East England with plans to expand its services across the region. We speak to IG partner Forbes Stuart about the deal.
UK hospital operator BMI Healthcare is close to a 40% rent reduction with its major landlord, while South African majority owner Netcare has reportedly "written its investment down to zero". Hedge funds with a position in BMI's property arm debt have injected equity into BMI's holding company, say reports, although Netcare's CEO says that "no disposal transaction has yet been concluded."
Here we look at what strategies private medical insurers plan to follow over the next few years based on our attendance at UniGlobal's 10th conference in Berlin. This complements our other article - International Healthcare Insurers - It's a Hard Life - which gives a picture of where insurers really are today.
Dementia policies which pay out for care are available in Japan and the USA and will be sold in Europe by the autumn of 2019 or earlier, says Peter Ohmenus, President and CEO of Dacadoo, the digital genetics wellness platform.
What is it really like to be a big international private medical insurer? Based on interviews with (un-named) managers at several big groups, here is our take. What emerges clearly is that insurers see themselves as weak and may be surprisingly ignorant about provider networks. They still behave as little more than passive bill payers.
South-Africa based Life Healthcare says it will now be concentrating on its European and domestic interests after selling its stake in India-based Max Healthcare Institute.
The UK health secretary earlier this week told staff at online consultation and advice service Babylon that he supported the nationwide introduction of the company's remote consultation app GP at Hand. But how well has the company fared so far? We try to make sense of the figures.
Mid-market private equity firm Capvest Partners is negotiating with care centre operator Court Cavendish to acquire Care Management Group (CMG), according to sources.
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