On ONT, it is underlying profit growth that is key.
Regarding the recruitment of doctors, VGH has previously been able to recruit doctors without any attached goodwill. As previously discussed in this forum (see posts several months ago), recruits have joined from the UK and South Africa, amongst other places.
Further, the last line of the 20 December 2010 announcement states several new recruits are in the pipeline; if this is highly unlikely to be successful, then do we have misleading disclosures being made to the market?
Perhaps you can assist by querying the company directly.
On the same page on the company's prospects: Until there is a demonstrated improvement in recruitment and cost control (see separate public comments made by the Chairman in the same announcement), no reason to trust its leadership.
We are all aware uncle Ed will be pivotal in the near term.
VGH Price at posting:
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