This podcast is based on the recent investor presentation by Assura PLC, a healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT). The podcast covers the company's financial performance in the first half of the year, including a significant acquisition of private hospitals and a joint venture with the USS pension fund. The podcast also details the company's strategic priorities, which focus on growth in both the private and public healthcare sectors, with a particular emphasis on the increasing demand for private healthcare services and the growing need for community healthcare facilities.