Fire at Vienna hospital kills three

The blaze in the four-person room is believed to have been caused by a smoking patient

UAE conducts drone medicine delivery trial

Fakeeh University Hospital, UAE, has successfully trialled the delivery of medication via drone from a hospital to a patient’s home

World Hospital Congress to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in 2024

This is the second time the city will host the event

Brits find contacting GP practice ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’

Private healthcare spending has increased 9.5 per cent

New i-to-i Innovation Hub at 46th World Hospital Congress

The Hub is a collaboration between the IHF, the UK Department for Business and Trade, and Stanford Medicine

New hospital opens in Dammam

The facility is currently operating at partial capacity, with plans to fully open at the end of next year

Miya Noting having immediate impact at NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare professionals have said they are amazed at the time saved by using the digital noting solution

Bali to host International Medical Conference 2023

This is the first time the conference will be hosted in the country

Dubai hospital opens new oncology unit

The unit was developed with support from Mediclinic’s Swiss division, and will offer treatment in a range of specialisms

Telehealth platform ORA raises $10 Million Series A funding

Funds will be used on its software platform, geographical expansion and new healthcare offerings

ICRC opens new operating theatre in South Sudan

The facility – at Juba Military Hospital, Central Equatorial State – focusses on treating patients wounded by weapons

Greatest negative impacts on UK healthcare sector revealed

Brexit and Covid-19 had the biggest negative effects

Hospitals and assistance - working together

Tatum Anderson details how assistance companies and hospitals are working together in different ways in a post-Covid world

Corporate health & wellness trends 2021

Aetna International's Dr Hemal Desai considers the impact that remote working, reduced access to health checkups and a newfound dependence on technology will have on how Employee Assistance Programmes are…

Allianz Partners on expatriate insights for 2021

Allianz Partner’s Michael Markwell discusses the changing needs of expats working abroad in 2021

MAXIS Global Benefits Network on ageing workforces and IPMI

MAXIS Global Benefit Network’s Head of Health & Wellness, Dr Leena Johns, discusses how group health insurers should adapt their IPMI offerings to keep costs low and meet the needs…

Accreditation in the global healthcare marketplace

Tatum Anderson assesses the range of international hospital accreditations available on the global market today – looking at what each of these signifies in terms of international patient care –…

Second medical opinion services

A second medical opinion (SMO) has the potential to change the management of medical care drastically, especially for international patients. Clara Bullock explores why SMOs have become more popular while…

The benefits of remote patient monitoring technologies

Hospitals & Healthcare investigates remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies, how these are influencing the development of healthcare so that it is increasingly centred around the patient experience, and how payers…

Urgent care facilities in the healthcare market

Tatum Anderson investigates the distribution of and access to urgent care facilities, and why they are proving to be an important attribute to the healthcare market

Medical assistance and healthcare provision in Singapore

Singapore is widely regarded as a centre of medical excellence in Asia, presenting a superior destination for a wide variety of high-quality treatments, but how do its long-term prospects weigh…

Exploring international patients’ access to healthcare in Central America

Mike Robertson takes a look at the tapering isthmus of Central America, detailing how access to healthcare for expatriates and travellers varies across the region, and uncovering some of the…

Destination Spotlight: Spain's healthcare system

Tatum Anderson reports on the access to healthcare across Spain's various autonomous regions, identifying some of the main issues surrounding medical assistance in the country both tourists, hospitals and insurers…

Destination Spotlight: Qatar and Bahrain

Clara Bullock explores access to healthcare in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states of Qatar and Bahrain

Destination Spotlight: Vietnam

Looking at how access to healthcare in Vietnam has developed in recent years

Destination spotlight: Costa Rica

A small Latin American country that has become the byword for ecotourism, rainforests and wildlife – one-quarter of Costa Rica is protected area and national park – is also a…

Destination spotlight: Thailand

Thailand is seeking to market itself as an attractive destination for international patients. Tatum Anderson investigates the potential for medical tourists and talks to the experts to find out more…