Cosmetic surgery boosts Hitachi profits

Growing demand for cosmetic surgery has helped boost profits for niche lender Hitachi Capital. The company, which reported a 47% rise in profits to...

Quantica downsizes due to regulation

Quantica plc has announced the sale of its healthcare operations and a relisting of its shares on AIM.Shareholders approved the sale of Quantica Healthcare,...

Clinovia makes fourth acquisition this year

Home healthcare provider Clinovia has made its fourth acquisition this year after buying specialist care agency CCS Blackpool for an undisclosed sum.Established in 1994,...

CBI minimum wage warning

The CBI has warned that another big rise in the national minimum wage would damage many businesses and boost the black economy.In the midst...

Clinovia acquires north-west home-healthcare provider

Clinovia, the home healthcare provider, has made its fourth acquisition of the year with its purchase of CCS Blackpool, a care agency specialising in...

‘Super nursery’ model to be rolled out

After one year of trading nursery operator Active Learning, which offers a wide range of sports and educational classes in addition to childcare, is...

Southern Cross on the prowl

Trading at the recently floated Southern Cross Healthcare has remained in line with management expectations according to a pre-close update published at the end...

Care UK predicts trading in line with expectations

Care UK, the specialist health and social care provider, has issued an upbeat pre-close trading statement prior to publication of its end of year...

Bridgepoint to exit Swedish elder care?

The London-based private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital is rumoured to be following its exit from the French long term healthcare market following the sale...

Husband and wife team growing care empire?

Two care homes with beds for 110 elderly residents have been purchased by George Houghton, the chairman of Darlington Football Club and, more significantly,...