Sano Genetics, a software company in the precision medicine research field, has raised $11.4 million in funding, led by Plural.

Care England, the representative body for independent adult social care, has appointed Majesticare’s chief executive Angela Boxall as its new chair, succeeding Avnish Goyal.

London-based private physiotherapy business, Six Physio, has acquired Chelsea Home Physio, a home physiotherapy provider.

Cylera and Integra e-Quip have forged an alliance to enhance healthcare cyber defence and IoT asset management

Scottish care group Enhance Healthcare has added a further 189 beds across four homes on the Ayrshire coast in Scotland.

Care Concern Group has been given the green light to deliver an 81-bed care home in Fulham, online information suggest.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched its inquiry into merger of the UK's two largest online pharmacies.

Operose Health and its network of around 60 practices previously owned by US health insurer Centene are changing ownership.

A US healthcare talent software and staffing company has bought UK's workforce solutions provider ID Medical.

Healthcare real estate investment trust Aedifica completed 10 projects from its investment programme during the fourth quarter of 2023

Cataract surgery products company Rayner is acquiring Swiss-based This AG, the inventor, developer and manufacturer of Sophi phaco emulsification machines.

Labour shadow care minister Andrew Gwynne has vowed to make a National Care Service “not just an ambition but a reality”.

Learning disability charity Hft has appointed Steve Veevers as its chief executive, replacing Kirsty Matthews who stepped down after three years in the role.

Lovett Care is developing a purpose-built care home in Northern Moor, Manchester, offering nursing and dementia care, and treatments for other mental health conditions.

Liaise, a provider of residential and supported living services for people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs, has appointed Mark Sherriff as chief commercial officer.

Investment firm H2 Equity Partners has invested in a medical imaging solutions and service provider.

Cumulus Oncology has raised £9 million in seed ¬financing in a round led by existing investor Eos Advisory and new corporate investor, the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Totally has been awarded a contract extension by NHS England to provide national NHS 111 contingency services for a further year.

Inflexion has invested in Village Vets, an independent group of veterinary practices in the Republic of Ireland.

Later-living developer and operator Untold Living has appointed Lex Cumber as sales and marketing director.

Worthing-based private health check provider Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Andy Black as chair.

Revenue across Tristone Healthcare’s portfolio of businesses has risen by 35% in 2023 following a series of investments in social care.

Ablatus Therapeutics has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise additional funds to develop its Luna treatment for uterine fibroids.  

Arecor Therapeutics has appointed Dr Helen Parris as senior vice-president, commercial, as well as general manager of the group’s subsidiary company, Tetris Pharma.

Business property advisor Christie & Co has promoted Paul Graham to the position of managing director, medical.

Teleradiology provider Medica Group has appointed Tom Riall as chair and Andrew Cannon as chief executive.

Digital triage provider eConsult Health has forged its 10th partnership, this time with Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation.

Signature Senior Lifestyle has opened Signature at Highgate on The Bishops Avenue, one of London’s most expensive streets.

HealthInvestor sits down with Charlotte Lewis and David Hall from Mills and Reeve to discuss the misconceptions in femtech investment.

HealthInvestor gathered invaluable perspectives from industry experts, delving into both the triumphs and hurdles within healthtech.

Person Centred Software has acquired DepenSys, an app which matches care staff capability and capacity with care residents’ needs.   

Retirement housing provider Audley Group has appointed Emma Robinson as health and wellness director.

ImproveWell's chief executive Lara Mott in an exclusive interview with HealthInvestor on the shift from annual to real-time workforce checks. 

Silbury Finance has provided a £66.5 million loan to a joint venture vehicle established by Audley Group and Senior Living Investment Partners,

Development finance lender Atelier has provided finance facilities totalling £23.9 million for two new care homes. 

Hallmark Care Homes has undergone a rebranding initiative as part of a broader strategic effort driven by consumer insights.

London-based Celadon Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on the development, production and sale of cannabis-based medicines, is raising £2 million through a share issue.

Stirling Square Capital Partners has sold specialist education provider Outcomes First Group to private equity firm TPG’s global impact investing vehicle The Rise Fund.

Psyomics has appointed Dr Melinda Rees as its permanent chief executive and Dr Michelle Tempest as a non-executive director.

Telehealth company SmileDirectClub has been closed down after filing for bankruptcy.

Holly Health has secured investment and grant funding round from Innovate UK as part of the Future Economy Investor Partnerships scheme.

Puma Property Finance has provided a senior debt facility of approximately £13 million to develop a care home and children’s day nursery in Bowdon, South Manchester.

Parklands Care has acquired Craigard Care Group, a portfolio of three care homes on behalf of the joint administrators Graham Smith and Tom MacLennan of FRP Advisory.

Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company providing genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has appointed Dr Nicola Thompson as its chair

Mysa Care has acquired supported living provider PoC based in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales.

Luxury retirement villages provider Audley Group has appointed Gary Burton as chief operating officer, to add to his current role as chief financial officer.

Adlington Retirement Living has secured £75 million from NatWest Group and Homes England to accelerate its pipeline of integrated retirement communities across England.

Care leaders have called for a new workforce strategy to drive domestic recruitment after the home secretary yesterday tightened rules on access to overseas workers.

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

The Competition and Markets Authority is looking into the merger of the UK’s two largest online pharmacies.

Following the "Opportunities for Independent Providers Serving UK Public Health" report release, we talked to Houlihan Lokey's Andrew Murray-Lyon.

Cyted, which works on non-endoscopic diagnostics for digestive diseases, has appointed Gail Marcus as its chair and a non-executive director.

Mayfair Group Investments is developing Harehills Medical Centre in Leeds with a loan from Oaknorth Bank.

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.