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Interview: Rick Goud, Zivver

Zivver is a Dutch software company that provides solutions which help healthcare organisations improve the security of their electronic communications. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, but its security tools are now being used all over the world. Rick Goud, the company’s founder, explained to us how they work.
May 24, 2024

Fidelidade targets €500m RT1 green capital raise

Fidelidade, Portugal’s largest health insurer, is preparing a green bond sale that could raise up to €500 million, in what would be a first issuance of sustainable capital instruments by a European insurer.
May 24, 2024

UK’s CMA launches inquiry into veterinary sector

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced the launch of a full-scale investigation into the UK’s veterinary sector, following a sizeable response to its initial review in September 2023. The initial review generated 56,000 responses from pet owners and professionals, prompting the authority to launch a market investigation.
May 23, 2024

Mid Europa to sell Romanian provider Regina Maria for over €1bn 

Mid Europa Partners, a central and eastern Europe-focused PE investor, is selling Regina Maria, Romania’s second largest private health care provider by revenue, after almost a decade of ownership. Turkish group Acibadem is rumoured to be likely to bid, although the group would not confirm this to HBI.
May 17, 2024

UK NHS patients to get “largest expansion of patient choice in a decade”

Pilots to test offering UK NHS patients a choice of multiple providers, including private ones, for certain types of routine out-of-hospital care will begin in selected local areas in the autumn, in what the UK government is hailing as “the largest expansion of patient choice in the NHS in a decade”. The new options for patients could help reduce waiting lists and improve care, but risk being underutilised, as has been the fate of the NHS’ other choice-expanding initiatives to date.
May 17, 2024

Ireland’s nursing home bed availability declines, yet investment opportunities abound

A protest erupted last week in Nenagh, Ireland, as the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Department of Health decided to repurpose a newly constructed 50-bed community nursing home. Initially meant as a replacement for St Conlon's nursing home, the beds were redirected to ease overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). While the HSE stated this aimed to boost bed capacity for 12 months, managed by a private operator until full staffing, residents and families expressed disappointment, anticipating a swift transition to the new nursing home.
May 17, 2024

Lauterbach’s German hospital reform set to launch

Germany’s cabinet government has approved Health Minister Karl Lauterbach’s controversial hospital reform. The draft law will now go to the Bundestag, where it is likely to pass. After several months of political wrangling, the final version is focused on moving hospital financing away from DRG-based fee-per-service payments. 
May 17, 2024

UK government proposes sick leave reform

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month unveiled plans to tighten rules surrounding sick leave. The government’s initiative aims to address what he has termed the UK's "sick note culture" by proposing a significant shift in responsibilities away from GPs to specialised work and health professionals.
May 17, 2024
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