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6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe

by Editor on April 26, 2010 in Editorial, Lifescience, Medical Devices, Press Release, linkedin

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe is taking place 19-20 May, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. This annual event is the only major international forum that convenes over 400 leaders from all sectors of health care to share the best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. The 2010 [...]

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Handicare Consolidates Position In The Accessibility Market – Growth Story Continues

by Editor on April 12, 2010 in Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors, Press Release, linkedin

Following on from the Freelift and Minivator Handicare acquisitions, the company has acquired 15 million NOK Norwegian company KWS Rehab AS. In addition to the obvious synergies this provides Handicare with additional access to the growing private market. More here:

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Thomas Rossnagel – Sunrise Medical – Premium Focus Plus Maximum Efficiency

by Frank Barlin on April 5, 2010 in Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Investors, Operations, linkedin

Thomas Rossnagel has in his relatively short tenure at Sunrise as CEO (he was formally Sunrise European President) put his characteristic formula of higher value added, targeted product lines – together with maximum operational effectiveness in serving customers best – into practice. He is well known for having done this very effectively in Europe. Sunrise [...]

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EasyJet Sucks – Marie-Patricia Hoarau – 38 – In A Wheelchair Ejected From Flight

by Frank Barlin on March 27, 2010 in Editorial, Public Service, linkedin

Marie-Patricia Hoarau, a wheelchair user, was ejected from an EasyJet flight from Paris to Nice in France because she did not have somebody travelling with her. EasyJet allegedly citing so called European regulations has said that they ejected her because of European regulations. Say what?? They had let her fly before with no issues. All [...]

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German Health Minister Philipp Roesler – To Slam Pharma – (Wheelchairs And Homecare Next)?

by Frank Barlin on March 10, 2010 in Editorial, Home Healthcare, Lifescience, Pharmaceutical, linkedin

New German Health Minister Takes Aim At Traditional Pharma Companies. Newly appointed German Healthcare Minister Philipp Roesler – liberal – Free Democratic Party in likely move to break big pharma stronghold and submit new products to insurance pricing scrutiny and impose an “efficiency and clinical effectiveness /outcomes” pricing performance ratio. Not totally dissimilar to the [...]

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