Cancer Research Horizons has appointed Jonathan Tobin and Genghis Lloyd-Harris as advisory investors-in-residence in its ventures team.

The Progress Group has acquired MyWorkMode, a digital marketplace that connects care providers with care workers.

In a recent interview with HealthInvestor, co-founder and chief marketing officer Morten Mathiesen reveals Sekoia's bold plans. 

Gold Care Homes has acquired three additional homes.

Diagnostic healthcare provider Affidea has announced plans to construct a new purpose-built medical clinic in Belfast.

Care provider, Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, has announced it will undergo a refinancing process “to enable future growth and investment”.

Private equity firm Stirling Square is close to divest specialist education provider Outcomes First Group (OFG)

Global healthcare and technology consultancy Nordic Consulting has appointed Claire Staple as vice-president of strategy and Ireland country manager.

Real estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate has added Manor Farm in Old Malton, North Yorkshire to Octopus Healthcare Fund’s portfolio.

Retirement living provider Audley Group has secured a five-year, £28.5 million financing facility, provided by investment manager Federated Hermes.

PE is shifting its focus away from the social and home-based care sectors, RSM UK's Jasper van Heesch and Suneel Gupta tell HealthInvestor.

BGF has exited Antser Group, a provider of assessments and social care training, following a management buyout backed by YFM Equity Partners.

Phare Health has closed a £2.5 million seed round led by General Catalyst, with participation from KHP Ventures and Bertelsmann Investments.

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.

Adult social care provider National Care Group has appointed Edel Harris as a non-executive director.

West Bromwich-based care provider Select Lifestyles has promoted two of its employees to executive director level.

The transaction comes on the heels of the immuno-oncology contract research business, Antibody Analytics, which was acquired in early November.

The 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.

Adlington Retirement Living is building a new retirement community in St Leonards in Exeter.

An intergenerational care village, home to older people and young children together, has been officially opened in Chester.

A European investment firm is acquiring imes-icore, the German-based dental and medical solutions manufacturer with worldwide distribution.

London-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.

Medivet has resumed its acquisition drive following its run in with the Competition and Markets Authority by purchasing Torquay-based Animal Health Centre.

AlphaReal says it has deployed £350 million of long income real estate-backed investments over nine months on behalf of Just Group.

NanoSyrinx has appointed Dr Anthony Johnson as a non-executive director.

Whitworth Chemists is selling sell its 34-strong pharmacy business across the North of England.

It was announced that “over time” the two operations are expected to merge under the Pharmacy2U brand.

Kelso Pharma, a UK-based specialty pharma business, has acquired an Italian specialty pharma company as part of its European expansion plans.

Investment manager Downing announced it has invested in a specialist and elderly residential care business in recent weeks.

Care provider Cornerstone Healthcare Group, announced today that its co-founder Johann van Zyl, will step down as chief executive.

Get A Drip has announced plans for 120 new clinics, commencing with the opening of Chelsea’s King’s Road clinic.

Housing charity Abbeyfield is to close 29 properties with a further 14 still under consultation.

The National Care Consortium is picking up speed, expanding across the UK. HealthInvestor sits down with CEO Tanzeel Younas to find out more.

Liaise, an Intriva Capital-backed provider of specialist care services for adults has appointed Nick Essex as chief financial officer.

Abdul A Ravat, has been appointed chair of the National Housing Federation’s Older Persons’ Housing Group.

Law firm Anthony Collins has appointed Laura Jordan as a partner for its health and social care offering.

Exemplar Health Care has officially opened its Hylton Grange nursing home in Sunderland.

Farrans Construction, has been appointed by Inspired Villages to begin construction of a £45 million retirement community in Sonning Common.

G Square Healthcare Private Equity has invested in Mayden, a healthtech company offering an electronic health record for psychological therapies.

Care leaders have expressed their disappointment after today’s King’s Speech failed to address pressures on the sector.

Enhanc3D Genomics has appointed Hazel Jones as chief operating officer.

Knight Frank has partnered with BKR Care Consultancy to offer healthcare clients strategic advice and property solutions.

Automata 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.

Community Health Partnerships has appointed Pete Cornforth and Eric Guillaume as non-executive directors for three-year terms.

Nuffield Health and LycaHealth have teamed up to help tackle the rising demand for diagnostic services in Canary Wharf and across London.

FSHC 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

CN Bio, an organ-on-a-chip company that designs and manufactures microphysiological systems, has appointed Neil Rumbelow as director of product development.

Recruitment company The IN Group has acquired BioTalent, a life sciences recruitment specialist.

Specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has appointed Arron Bolland as learning development and quality manager.

NorthEdge has completed a multimillion-pound investment into Antibody Analytics, a contract research organisation.

Community Integrated Care has appointed Jemima Burnage as chief quality and risk officer.

LNT Care Developments has secured a revolving framework facility from real estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate.

Birchgrove has secured a £35 million development finance loan from real estate lender and investor Octopus Real Estate.

Primary Health Properties has appointed founder and chief executive Harry Hyman as its non-executive chairman from next April.

The government is opening 160 community diagnostic centres a year earlier than previously announced.

Lilli, which provides technology and services to enable those with health problems to live at home, has launched its Winter Care Fund.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the government will spend £100 million to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in life sciences.

Construction has begun on Voyage Care’s brain injury rehabilitation services in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.

The National Care Consortium is embarking on a expansion initiative throughout the UK, bolstered by a unding package from HSBC UK

Innovative new projects in social care are to benefit from a £42.6 million fund from the Department of Health and Social Care.

Medical smart tools provider Beamtree UK has appointed Professor Natasha Phillps as clinical lead and clinical safety officer.

M&G Investments has invested in SkyCell, which supplies containers and technological solutions for delivery of pharmaceuticals.

Kingsley has acquired Catchpole Court Nursing Home and St Mary’s Care Home from Four Seasons Health Care Group.

Not-for-profit care provider HICA Group, headquartered in Hessle, Yorkshire, has appointed Helen Worsley and Sam Kind as financial controllers.

Care Fertility Group has acquired IVF treatment provider Centre for Reproduction & Gynaecology Wales in the Southwest.

Newcastle upon Tyne-based property, care and leisure company Malhotra Group has purchased three Four Seasons Health Care homes located in Howdon, Morpeth and Blyth.

As medical imaging becomes increasingly appealing to investors, we spoke with Sam Gray, the managing partner of Apposite Capital.

London-based care suppliers’ purchasing network Spectrum Care has appointed Amin Thobani and Rishad Datoo to its board of directors.

Business property advisor Christie & Co has appointed Ben Osborne as a business agent in its London pharmacy team.

Family-owned healthcare operator Ann’s Care Homes has a purchased a portfolio of seven care homes in Northern Ireland from Larchwood Care (NI).

Supported living company Voyage Care has announced that its chief executive Andrew Cannon is stepping down.

Kelso Pharma has acquired two UK approved products from an organisation within the Dermapharm Group.

Creature Comforts has raised £7 million in a round co-led by Torch Capital, Hanaco Ventures and Boost Capital Partners.

The Local Government Association has issued a stark warning about social care funding to the chancellor ahead of the Autumn Statement next month.

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

Psyomics is in the process of raising approximately £4.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round, this publication can reveal.

Cera Care has committed to saving the NHS £100 million by providing care for patients in their own homes to alleviate winter pressures.

LNT 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.

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

iCON Infrastructure Partners is acquiring diagnostic imaging business Alliance Medical Group from South African hospital operator Life Healthcare Group.

Ardian-backed imes-icore has advanced to the second round of bids, with several PE firms expressing interest, according to market sources.

Athena Care Home Group has acquired a pair of Cambridge care homes, Langdon House and Alex Wood House.

Ideal Carehomes has been acquired by HC-One, one of the UK's largest care providers, from Warwick Capital Partners and LNT Group.

Biotech company Mestag Therapeutics has appointed Dr Cassandra Choe-Juliak, Dr Greg Elson and Samantha Vieira as expert advisors.

Skills for Care has announced plans to develop a 15-year workforce strategy for adult social care.

Untold Living has appointed Ed Aldridge as land and planning director to manage the later-living developer-operator's pipeline of sites and assets.

AstronauTx has completed a £48 million Series A financing led by the Novartis Venture Fund.

Primary care property investor and developer Assura has refinanced its revolving credit facility. 

Closed Loop Medicine has appointed Konstantinos Vlassis as chief technology officer.

Forward Partners-backed Sonrai Analytics, an AI precision medicine company, has appointed Paul Jones as chairman.

Target Healthcare REIT, which invests in modern, purpose-built UK care homes, has reported its annual results for the year ending 30 June 2023.

Exemplar Health Care, a nursing care provider for adults living with complex and high acuity needs, has officially opening Adswood Lodge.

The Harley Street Clinic, part of HCA UK, has invested £4.5 million to expand its scanning capabilities.

The government has invited integrated care systems in England to submit bids for a share of £30 million to roll out technology.

Former Avison Young principal Rob Hearle and director George Todrick have acquired Medical Premises Consultants from Hearle’s father John Hearle.

Lottie, a UK-based startup offering a SaaS platform for people seeking care homes, has raised €20 million in a Series A funding round.

The fourth annual Care Sector Fundraising Ball took place on Saturday 30 September, raising £426,852 for its charities

Priory, which operates an independent mental healthcare hospitals and clinic, has relocated its wellbeing centre.

Adlington Retirement Living has opened The Spindles a retirement community comprising 72 apartments.

Paul Bridge, CEO of social housing at CIM is stepping down to become founder and chairperson at The Clive Smith Foundation.