Boutique Care Homes secured planning permission from Dover District Council yesterday to build Catherine Grove care home in Deal, Kent.

Mental health company Cygnet is opening Cygnet Elowen Hospital in Shipley, Derbyshire, in the summer, a new 24-bed hospital for women with eating disorders and mental health issues.

The Schoen Clinic Group has opened Wellen Court, Schoen Clinic York, a nursing home with 24/7 care for people with complex dementia and its associated behaviours.