Paloma Health, a healthtech start-up aiming to reduce wait times for access to NHS health services, has raised £2 million in a pre-seed round.

Ignite Growth has acquired Acorns (Southern), a specialist supported living business based in Curdridge, Hampshire.

A Qualia Care home, St Mary’s Nursing Home in Moston, Manchester, has been sold to Vriddhi Investments on behalf of the administrator Griffins.