Almost all care homes forced to close by the Care Quality Commission in England are run on a for-profit basis, new analysis has found.

Alantra Specialist Care Fast 50 data show a remarkable resilience among specialist adult care providers in the UK.

Knight Frank has published a ‘Global healthcare report’ which contains an overview of the current European economy and health and social care market.

UK care home operators have seen a 3% rise in occupancy levels, with several operators across the country now trading well above pre-pandemic levels, according to property advisor Knight Frank.

HealthInvestor attended the healthcare services panel at the Jefferies 2023 Healthcare Conference where industry experts shared insights.

Estate agent Knight Frank has published its ‘Seniors housing annual review 2022-24’ which contains positive indicators following on from the pandemic.

One in six scale-ups (17%) in the UK come from the health and social care sector.

Employers are increasingly considering offering access to private medical insurance and occupational health services.

The Care Quality Commission today published its annual assessment of health care and social care in England.

Christie & Co, has published its ‘Dental market review 2023’ which examines the UK dental business sector,

A new poll shows that nearly half of people who have used private healthcare say being unable to get an NHS appointment quickly enough was a factor in their decision.

In the first quarter of 2023 there were 227,000 private healthcare admissions, the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has reported.

Caring Times’ community of owners and directors at care providers is inviting advisors to submit proposals for guides to support its members.

According to data from The Private Healthcare Information Network, the private healthcare sector experienced a significant surge in in-patient and day-case admissions in 2022, surpassing all previous years.

UK healthcare markets have remained robust and continue to draw the attention of both domestic and global capital.

The NHS is spending at least £61 million a year – over £1 million a week – hiring private ambulances to attend emergency calls.

Care home occupancy continued its recovery from pandemic levels in 2022, Knight Frank's latest UK Healthcare Property Market Overview finds.

A survey of UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) fund professionals reveals that 94% would like to increase their investment in the health sector.

FTSE 250-listed hospital group Spire Healthcare today announced that its fiscal 2022 revenues rose 8.3% to £1.19 billion.

Institutional investors need to expand their understanding of the social care sector in order to deliver a positive social impact and sustainable returns as interest in the asset class surges.

Independent healthcare providers are anticipating strong growth in the NHS and private pay markets in the coming year.

Christie & Co today published its first ‘Care market review 2022’ report, which analyses the transactional healthcare market in the UK.

Integrated retirement communities are leading the way in price growth within the later-living sector, according to research by property consultancy Knight Frank,

Research from investment manager Downing reveals that from a pool of UK pension schemes 84% expect institutional investors to increase their exposure to the social care sector.

In the first nine months of 2022, a "record" £2 billion was committed to the UK’s Seniors Housing sector, Global property consultancy Knight Frank’s yearly Seniors Housing Annual Review has found

Investment across the European care home market has been steadily rising over the past decade, according to the latest UK and continental European care home research report from real estate company Savills.

Elderly care home and retirement living sector analyst Carterwood has published its annual research into self-funded elderly care home fees in Great Britain.

More than nine in 10 NHS leaders are warning of a social care workforce crisis in their area.

The European healthcare investment market is seeing continued growth with €9 billion of transactions last year, up 17.4% since 2020.

he Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has completed its Spring Survey which has been sent to every director of adult social services in the 152 English councils

NHS England and NHS Improvement statistics released today reveal that 6.6 million people are waiting for NHS treatment.

Research carried out by the Health Foundation’s Real Centre reveals that the next 10 years will see increases in demand for services.

Carterwood, an analyst to the elderly care home and retirement living sectors has today published research into retirement living sales velocity in Great Britain.

Business property advisor, Christie & Co, has released its annual ‘Dental market review’ report, which evaluates the UK dental market in 2021 and the first half of 2022.

Research by property consultancy Knight Frank and law firm Irwin Mitchell reveals that over a third (36%) of local authorities in England don’t have clear policies in place to support housing for seniors.

Almost all councils responding to a Local Government Association survey on the government’s adult social care reform agenda say they don’t have confidence that the funding earmarked for the reforms is sufficient.

Charity Access Social Care’s annual ‘State of the Nation’ report reveals a 229% increase in the number of social care needs assessment enquiries in the year 2021-22, compared to 2019-20.

This year's report focuses on the healthcare investment market trends from the past year and covers our thoughts for the year ahead.

Submissions are now open for Knight Frank's Luxury Care Home Guide 2023 - UK Edition

search by consumer and location intelligence analyst CACI suggests that senior living providers should be looking at areas with middle-aged populations, as well as those with more elderly populations.

Most full-time and part-time carers will switch from working in care homes over the next three years, to go self-employed or work directly for a private client, according to research covering 500 carers, carried out on behalf of care job agency Elder.

93% of investors plan to maintain or increase their allocation to healthcare real estate, according to the latest UK healthcare sentiment survey from global real estate advisor CBRE.

2021 was a record-breaking year for investment into the UK’s seniors housing market, with institutional investors spending £1.4 billion in the sector.

The UK government has announced its plans to improve the links between the NHS and social care in a new integration white paper.

Johann van Zyl explains why bonuses and pay rises are not a long-term solution to the staffing crisis

Innovating in the employee and wellbeing sector

UK care home operators’ costs are set to rise by £165 million this year, representing a 30% increase, due to increased costs of labour, supply and finance according to research by property advisor Knight Frank.

Driving a personalised approach to health and wellbeing

Rob Burton (managing director of healthcare specialist VAT Solutions) is well-versed in the sale, acquisition and financing detail that accompanies the investment growth market

UK care home operators are set to see occupancy rates slowly rise and profits steady as the impacts of the pandemic show promising signs of receding and demand for beds remains strong.

Carterwood share their guide on how to price a retirement living scheme, and introduce a whole new way of tapping into invaluable data

MARCOL Health is maintaining the momentum of innovation in healthcare by investing in or acquiring businesses at the convergence of delivery and technology

Gathering retirement living sales data can be hard work, but you need accurate information to make good decisions – that’s where Carterwood steps in

Europe’s senior living and care homes sector registered a record level of investment in the first half of 2021, with €4 billion of deals across both established and maturing markets in the region.

The number of specialist seniors housing units across the UK will grow by nearly 10% over the next five years, according to a report from property consultancy Knight Frank.

A lack of senior housing stock in the UK, an active ageing population, and measurable investor interest means the sector is a prime opportunity for growth over the next decade.

The NHS’s Getting it Right First Time programme has published its first-ever review of independent healthcare services.

Short-term funding and the lack of a long-term vision has hampered planning, innovation and investment in adult social care, according to a report published today by the National Audit Office.

The UK healthcare property market saw record investment volumes in 2020 totalling £2.7 billion despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Christie & Co has published its ‘Dental market review 2020/21’ analysing last year’s dental market and looking forward into 2021.

A report by Public Policy Projects calls on the UK government to place digital innovation at the heart of reforms included in the recently published White Paper.

Investment in digital technology is set to increase UK GDP by £232 billion (6.9%) in 2040, according to a study by Virgin Media Business and the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

The government has launched its Health and Social Care White Paper which sets out proposals for the NHS’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has launched its Health and Social Care White Paper which sets out proposals for the NHS’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson may be planning to reduce the role of private healthcare in NHS England.

Independent healthcare providers have delivered more than 135,000 cancer treatments to NHS and private patients throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

The National Care Forum has completed its second Pulse survey of the adult social care sector.

Investment bank Jefferies has published its third annual Jefferies Healthcare Temperature Check providing feedback from 500 healthcare senior leaders, including major investors and chief executives.

The continuing coronavirus crisis and lengthening NHS waiting times is causing more people to pay for private treatment and creating a two-tier health service.

Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has signed a five-year non-exclusive Strategic Research Agreement with Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to enable the ethical application of clinical AI research to improve patient care and accelerate research into new medicines.

A survey of UK retirement community operators has found a ‘very significant’ increase in the number of older people enquiring about and moving to retirement communities providing care and support.

The Care Quality Commission has published it annual State of Care report which examines trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.

Benjamin Davis, chief executive of Octopus Healthcare, talks market opportunities and trends with HI-Pod, and looks at what we can expect from healthcare infrastructure in 2019.

The healthcare investment market is arguably at its busiest in a decade. Not since the financial crash have so many of the major assets in the sector been involved in active sales processes – but is this a sign of over-heating, or merely a reflection of the enduring popularity of healthcare as an investment opportunity?