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The Progress Group has acquired MyWorkMode, a digital marketplace that connects care providers with care workers.
M&AIn a recent interview with HealthInvestor, co-founder and chief marketing officer Morten Mathiesen reveals Sekoia's bold plans.
TechnologyDiagnostic healthcare provider Affidea has announced plans to construct a new purpose-built medical clinic in Belfast.
DiagnosticsCare provider, Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, has announced it will undergo a refinancing process “to enable future growth and investment”.
Social carePrivate equity firm Stirling Square is close to divest specialist education provider Outcomes First Group (OFG)
Social careGlobal healthcare and technology consultancy Nordic Consulting has appointed Claire Staple as vice-president of strategy and Ireland country manager.
TechnologyReal estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate has added Manor Farm in Old Malton, North Yorkshire to Octopus Healthcare Fund’s portfolio.
Real estateRetirement living provider Audley Group has secured a five-year, £28.5 million financing facility, provided by investment manager Federated Hermes.
Real estatePE is shifting its focus away from the social and home-based care sectors, RSM UK's Jasper van Heesch and Suneel Gupta tell HealthInvestor.
Social careBGF has exited Antser Group, a provider of assessments and social care training, following a management buyout backed by YFM Equity Partners.
Social carePhare Health has closed a £2.5 million seed round led by General Catalyst, with participation from KHP Ventures and Bertelsmann Investments.
TechnologyUK 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.
Market reportsAdult social care provider National Care Group has appointed Edel Harris as a non-executive director.
Social careWest Bromwich-based care provider Select Lifestyles has promoted two of its employees to executive director level.
Social careThe transaction comes on the heels of the immuno-oncology contract research business, Antibody Analytics, which was acquired in early November.
PharmaThe National Care Consortium today closed a deal on two FSHC homes, amounting to a total of £5 million in value, this publication hears from chief executive Tanzeel Younas.
Social careAdlington Retirement Living is building a new retirement community in St Leonards in Exeter.
Real estateAn intergenerational care village, home to older people and young children together, has been officially opened in Chester.
Social careA European investment firm is acquiring imes-icore, the German-based dental and medical solutions manufacturer with worldwide distribution.
DentistryLondon-based private equity investor Perwyn has acquired a number of veterinary clinics and rebranded them as Kin Vet Community, led by chief executive Ciara McCormack.
M&AMedivet has resumed its acquisition drive following its run in with the Competition and Markets Authority by purchasing Torquay-based Animal Health Centre.
M&AAlphaReal says it has deployed £350 million of long income real estate-backed investments over nine months on behalf of Just Group.
Real estateNanoSyrinx has appointed Dr Anthony Johnson as a non-executive director.
PharmaWhitworth Chemists is selling sell its 34-strong pharmacy business across the North of England.
PharmaciesIt was announced that “over time” the two operations are expected to merge under the Pharmacy2U brand.
M&AKelso Pharma, a UK-based specialty pharma business, has acquired an Italian specialty pharma company as part of its European expansion plans.
PharmaInvestment manager Downing announced it has invested in a specialist and elderly residential care business in recent weeks.
Social careCare provider Cornerstone Healthcare Group, announced today that its co-founder Johann van Zyl, will step down as chief executive.
Social careGet A Drip has announced plans for 120 new clinics, commencing with the opening of Chelsea’s King’s Road clinic.
DiagnosticsHousing charity Abbeyfield is to close 29 properties with a further 14 still under consultation.
Social careThe National Care Consortium is picking up speed, expanding across the UK. HealthInvestor sits down with CEO Tanzeel Younas to find out more.
M&ALiaise, an Intriva Capital-backed provider of specialist care services for adults has appointed Nick Essex as chief financial officer.
Social careAbdul A Ravat, has been appointed chair of the National Housing Federation’s Older Persons’ Housing Group.
Social careLaw firm Anthony Collins has appointed Laura Jordan as a partner for its health and social care offering.
Social careExemplar Health Care has officially opened its Hylton Grange nursing home in Sunderland.
Social careFarrans Construction, has been appointed by Inspired Villages to begin construction of a £45 million retirement community in Sonning Common.
Real estateG Square Healthcare Private Equity has invested in Mayden, a healthtech company offering an electronic health record for psychological therapies.
TechnologyCare leaders have expressed their disappointment after today’s King’s Speech failed to address pressures on the sector.
Politics & policyEnhanc3D Genomics has appointed Hazel Jones as chief operating officer.
PharmaKnight Frank has partnered with BKR Care Consultancy to offer healthcare clients strategic advice and property solutions.
Partnership dealAutomata Technologies, an automation company for life sciences labs, has appointed Joe Stringer as executive chairman and director of corporate development for the UK and EMEA.
TechnologyCommunity Health Partnerships has appointed Pete Cornforth and Eric Guillaume as non-executive directors for three-year terms.
Real estateNuffield Health and LycaHealth have teamed up to help tackle the rising demand for diagnostic services in Canary Wharf and across London.
DiagnosticsFSHC has sold nine operational sites for a total of £16.1 m in cash, as reported in a statement issued jointly by the administrators and the group
Social careCN Bio, an organ-on-a-chip company that designs and manufactures microphysiological systems, has appointed Neil Rumbelow as director of product development.
TechnologyRecruitment company The IN Group has acquired BioTalent, a life sciences recruitment specialist.
PharmaSpecialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has appointed Arron Bolland as learning development and quality manager.
Social careNorthEdge has completed a multimillion-pound investment into Antibody Analytics, a contract research organisation.
PharmaCommunity Integrated Care has appointed Jemima Burnage as chief quality and risk officer.
Social careLNT Care Developments has secured a revolving framework facility from real estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate.
Real estateBirchgrove has secured a £35 million development finance loan from real estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate.
Social carePrimary Health Properties has appointed founder and chief executive Harry Hyman as its non-executive chairman from next April.
Real estateThe government is opening 160 community diagnostic centres a year earlier than previously announced.
DiagnosticsLilli, which provides technology and services to enable those with health problems to live at home, has launched its Winter Care Fund.
TechnologyPrime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the government will spend £100 million to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in life sciences.
Politics & policyConstruction has begun on Voyage Care’s brain injury rehabilitation services in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
Social careThe National Care Consortium is embarking on a expansion initiative throughout the UK, bolstered by a unding package from HSBC UK
FundraisingInnovative new projects in social care are to benefit from a £42.6 million fund from the Department of Health and Social Care.
TechnologyMedical smart tools provider Beamtree UK has appointed Professor Natasha Phillps as clinical lead and clinical safety officer.
TechnologyM&G Investments has invested in SkyCell, which supplies containers and technological solutions for delivery of pharmaceuticals.
PharmaKingsley has acquired Catchpole Court Nursing Home and St Mary’s Care Home from Four Seasons Health Care Group.
M&ANot-for-profit care provider HICA Group, headquartered in Hessle, Yorkshire, has appointed Helen Worsley and Sam Kind as financial controllers.
Social careCare Fertility Group has acquired IVF treatment provider Centre for Reproduction & Gynaecology Wales in the Southwest.
Clinical servicesNewcastle upon Tyne-based property, care and leisure company Malhotra Group has purchased three Four Seasons Health Care homes located in Howdon, Morpeth and Blyth.
M&AAs medical imaging becomes increasingly appealing to investors, we spoke with Sam Gray, the managing partner of Apposite Capital.
DiagnosticsLondon-based care suppliers’ purchasing network Spectrum Care has appointed Amin Thobani and Rishad Datoo to its board of directors.
Social careBusiness property advisor Christie & Co has appointed Ben Osborne as a business agent in its London pharmacy team.
Real estateFamily-owned healthcare operator Ann’s Care Homes has a purchased a portfolio of seven care homes in Northern Ireland from Larchwood Care (NI).
M&ASupported living company Voyage Care has announced that its chief executive Andrew Cannon is stepping down.
Social careKelso Pharma has acquired two UK approved products from an organisation within the Dermapharm Group.
PharmaCreature Comforts has raised £7 million in a round co-led by Torch Capital, Hanaco Ventures and Boost Capital Partners.
VeterinaryThe Local Government Association has issued a stark warning about social care funding to the chancellor ahead of the Autumn Statement next month.
Social careThe Care Quality Commission today published its annual assessment of health care and social care in England.
Market reportsPsyomics is in the process of raising approximately £4.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round, this publication can reveal.
FundraisingCera Care has committed to saving the NHS £100 million by providing care for patients in their own homes to alleviate winter pressures.
Social careLNT Care Developments has secured funding from Shawbrook Bank for the construction of three 66-bed care homes as part of its new Danforth operating entity.
Real estateChristie & Co, has published its ‘Dental market review 2023’ which examines the UK dental business sector,
Market reportsiCON Infrastructure Partners is acquiring diagnostic imaging business Alliance Medical Group from South African hospital operator Life Healthcare Group.
DiagnosticsArdian-backed imes-icore has advanced to the second round of bids, with several PE firms expressing interest, according to market sources.
TechnologyAthena Care Home Group has acquired a pair of Cambridge care homes, Langdon House and Alex Wood House.
Real estateIdeal Carehomes has been acquired by HC-One, one of the UK's largest care providers, from Warwick Capital Partners and LNT Group.
Social careBiotech company Mestag Therapeutics has appointed Dr Cassandra Choe-Juliak, Dr Greg Elson and Samantha Vieira as expert advisors.
PharmaSkills for Care has announced plans to develop a 15-year workforce strategy for adult social care.
Politics & policyUntold Living has appointed Ed Aldridge as land and planning director to manage the later-living developer-operator's pipeline of sites and assets.
Real estateAstronauTx has completed a £48 million Series A financing led by the Novartis Venture Fund.
PharmaPrimary care property investor and developer Assura has refinanced its revolving credit facility.
Real estateClosed Loop Medicine has appointed Konstantinos Vlassis as chief technology officer.
PharmaForward Partners-backed Sonrai Analytics, an AI precision medicine company, has appointed Paul Jones as chairman.
PharmaTarget Healthcare REIT, which invests in modern, purpose-built UK care homes, has reported its annual results for the year ending 30 June 2023.
Company resultsExemplar Health Care, a nursing care provider for adults living with complex and high acuity needs, has officially opening Adswood Lodge.
Social careThe Harley Street Clinic, part of HCA UK, has invested £4.5 million to expand its scanning capabilities.
TechnologyThe government has invited integrated care systems in England to submit bids for a share of £30 million to roll out technology.
TechnologyFormer Avison Young principal Rob Hearle and director George Todrick have acquired Medical Premises Consultants from Hearle’s father John Hearle.
Real estateLottie, a UK-based startup offering a SaaS platform for people seeking care homes, has raised €20 million in a Series A funding round.
TechnologyThe fourth annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball took place on Saturday 30 September, raising £426,852 for its charities
Social carePriory, which operates an independent mental healthcare hospitals and clinic, has relocated its wellbeing centre.
Clinical servicesAdlington Retirement Living has opened The Spindles a retirement community comprising 72 apartments.
Real estatePaul Bridge, CEO of social housing at CIM is stepping down to become founder and chairperson at The Clive Smith Foundation.
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