Costs rise at Caring Daycare

Although demand for childcare services from professional families in its Surrey catchment boosted sales, Caring Daycare Limited faced cost pressures in the year to...

Nuffield acquires Cannons Health & Fitness

Nuffield Hospitals has expanded further outside its core hospital business with the acquisition of Health Club Investment Group Limited, the parent company of Cannons...

Another disappointing year at Prestige

Losses deepened at Prestige Nursing Limited after a significant fall in sales, according to the company’s 2006 accounts. Turnover for the year ended 31...

BHSF on the look out for mergers and acquisitions

Health cash plan provider BHSF has said it is on the look out for further mergers and acquisitions following its take over of cash...

Prime Care gets franchised

The South East-based homecare agency Prime Care Community Services Limited has launched its new division Purple Care after a year of back-office work building...

Strong Southern Cross to focus on private pay in 2008

Turnover at the country’s largest care home group, Southern Cross Healthcare, grew by 20% over the last year taking revenue to almost three quarters...

BUPA expands older care with Somerset acquisition

BUPA Care Services has made yet another care home acquisition, suggesting that the sale of its private hospitals arm earlier this year has indeed...

Paragon acquires domiciliary care agency

Supported living services provider Paragon (UK) Ltd has acquired the Liverpool-based domiciliary care company Raglin Care Limited in the first significant move for the...

Acquisitions at ‘unstoppable’ Southern Cross

As year end results come out to show another strong lift for earnings (see this issue, Company news), Southern Cross Healthcare has expanded its...

Claimar turnover booms but profit remains static

Despite posting end of year results last month putting turnover up an impressive 69%, domiciliary care provider Claimar Care Group plc mustered up just...