Blog: We must make healthcare a more attractive job
We are all, unfortunately, seeing very clearly the devastating third wave of the COVID tragedy and its impact on health care systems. With cases rising as the number of health and care staff decreases, the sector is faced with an ultimatum: take urgent steps to make healthcare a more attractive job.
In 2008, the World Health Organization advocated for “Treat, Train, Retain”. Where do we stand 13 years later?
Industry view: To-do list for the new secretary of state
Following a dramatic week in which the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, Steve Barclay has been appointed as health secretary to replace Sajid Javid and more than 50 government appointees quit, we ask healthcare experts what they think of the current political situation and what needs to be a priority for the new secretary of state.
Mehiläinen buys in Germany, gets 'passport' to invest
Finland's largest for-profit healthcare operator by revenue Mehiläinen has made its first acquisition in Germany. The acquired hospital, Dalberg Klinik, is the ticket to further investments in the country's outpatient sector, HBI hears from Janne-Olli Järvenpää, Mehiläinen's CEO.
Europe's carer-booking market to pick up with new entrants
Doctor-booking platforms is an established multi-million euro market in Europe. However, platforms that connect families with carers have so far lagged behind. That is starting to change with the emergence of new carer-booking platforms that want to internationalise. HBI speaks to one, Greece's grandmama.
Denmark tenders €250m of homecare contracts
The Danish regions have collectively tendered more than €250m worth of homecare services since the beginning of the year. Municipalities are finally shrugging off a hostile approach to for-profit healthcare, which HBI understands is driven by a desire to avoid further bankruptcies in the sector.
US-based homecare tech specialist acquires Home Instead
US-based homecare tech specialist Honor Technology has acquired Home Instead, the global leader of franchise homecare services. The deal creates a global homecare group worth more than $2.1 billion in homecare revenue. HBI chats with sources including Home Instead's UK CEO to find out what the deal means for markets outside of the United States.
Hotel maids: The price they pay for your holidays in Greece
On the 3rd of May of 2011, the Greek Minister of Labor and Social Security Giorgos Koutroumanis announced the members of the standing committee that would be in charge of applying proposals for ‘heavy and unhealthy’ occupations.
An investigation by MIJ has found out that this decision was made without a clear agreement, in an arbitrary process, and in contradiction with scientific facts, according to statements by members of the committee.
From safety-maybe to safety-first
Global expert thinking on the SAFETY4SEA SeaSense Column in March 2018 showed mixed feelings with respect to the implementation of safety culture within the shipping industry; four out of eight experts (50%) provided negative feedback on the question: “Has the industry been successful in implementing safety culture?”
