Southern Cross still battling against volatile stock market

An interim management statement from the country’s largest residential care home operator Southern Cross Healthcare has had the far from desirable effect of knocking...

LNT picks Orchard’s fallen fruit

The LNT group has added a further five care homes to the portfolio operated by its business Ideal Care Homes with the news that...

Meridian posts solid results

Meridian Healthcare has announced positive results for the 2009/10 trading period with a recorded increase in revenue of almost 9% to £31.1m (2009: £28.6m)...

New developments – August/September 2010

Barchester Healthcare has acquired the Hayling Island company Gorseway Care Ltd. Previously owned by Hermitage Housing and run by Guinness Care and Support, the company...

Allied releases results

Nasdaq-listed Allied Healthcare International has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2010, taking it up to the year ended June 30. Total...

Coldharbour runs hot with contract awards

Healthcare IT provider Coldharbour is having a fruitful summer having picked up a number of new contracts with a line up of providers currently...

Denplan results stable

Dental health plan provider Denplan has reported mixed results for the year ended 31 December 2009.The firm, owned by AXA Group, saw profit after...

Lasercare positive results

Growth has slowed at Lasercare Clinics, the cosmetic treatment provider which trades as Sk:n, as the economic climate continued to hit discretionary health spending....

Solid results from BHSF

Birmingham-based health cash plan provider BHSF has reported ‘strong operating results’ in spite of a 4.1% decrease in premium income resulting from the economic...

Nestor looking good as takeover bid rejected

Nestor Healthcare has rejected an unsolicited £101m takeover approach from private equity firm Acromas Holdings on the grounds that it ‘materially undervalued’ the company.Acromas...