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Concerns COVID is turning dentistry into a reactive service

Delays in treatment caused directly by COVID-19 and a reluctance to attend routine appointments are turning preventative dental markets into reactive ones. The financial pressures resulting from the pandemic means there might not be a big enough supply of dentists to cope with the pent up demand.
October 8, 2020

European operators brace for second wave

COVID's second wave looks either imminent, or is already starting to hit in many jurisdictions. Wave one saw lockdowns and closures - and not all closures were temporary. Will wave two be any different? HBI has been talking to operators across EMEA to see if forewarned is forearmed, how they predict the next few months will go, and what lessons have been learned.
October 1, 2020

Interview: Justin Ash, CEO, Spire Healthcare

COVID-19 transformed how private hospitals in the UK operate perhaps more than anywhere else, with groups like Spire becoming majority-funded by the NHS for the first time ever. But where does that leave its private business going forward and what has the experience been like? CEO Justin Ash discusses this as well as the lessons learned from recent investigations into transgressions at Spire hospitals.
September 29, 2020

Spire’s payor mix turned on its head in Q2

UK hospital group Spire Healthcare became a majority NHS-funded provider for the first time ever during the first half of 2020 as it became an extension of the public health system, its H1 2020 results reveal. What are the implications and how do you value a company in such unprecedented circumstances? We talk to an analyst. 
September 24, 2020

Interview: Stuart Quin, CEO, Medica Group

What is the outlook for the UK teleradiology sector, with the largest player Medica's elective volumes still less than half of pre-COVID levels? We talk to CEO Stuart Quin about the group's recent H1 results and its strategy around specialist reporting, AI solutions, diversification and internationalisation, the latter of which has shifted since we last spoke.
September 17, 2020

UK care homes show resilience, but in urgent need of preventative and crisis funding

According to a new report the UK care home sector is showing some resilience despite COVID-19, with occupancy steadily improving as confidence improves in the sector and care homes better prepared for an imminent risk of resurgence. Despite this, thousands remain at risk of closure and in need of stronger government support.
September 17, 2020

Optegra sales process begins

Multiple sources tell HBI that UK, Czechia and Poland-based ophthalmology platform Optegra is for sale. We take a look at the detailed figures behind the prospective sale, speculate as to price and buyers, and speak to an operator source about his view of the business.
September 10, 2020

NHS England trims operator list as PMI drives private pay recovery

We reveal which UK private hospital operators are still in NHS England's new national agreement and which left it on Tuesday, September 8. Private medical insurers (PMI) are 'busting' to get policyholders treated after delays but operators face a delicate balancing act in also helping the NHS clear waiting lists, an analyst tells HBI, as the market recovers to 70-80% of 2019 activity levels during July and August. 
September 10, 2020

Medipass sells to infra minus its healthcare services

Gruppo KOS has sold managed equipment services provider Medipass to Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS, which closed a €2.5bn infrastructure fund last year. The deal will see KOS keep Medipass' only healthcare services assets - its Indian subsidiaries - although a source says it will look to sell those swiftly.
September 10, 2020
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