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As UK gov plans to end overseas recruitment for social care, what does this mean for investors and providers?

The government has announced plans to reduce immigration in the UK and focus the system towards “those who contribute most to economic growth” with “higher skills standards” as well as training within the UK. As part of a white paper, the plan to lower “record-high levels of net migration” and end the “reliance on international recruitment” will include the end of overseas recruitment for social care visas, in a further hurdle to overcome for the sector. 

FREE BLOG Can these Korean medtech startups help the UK’s elderly healthcare crisis?

A few weeks ago, I went to check out four Korean medtech startups in central London demonstrating their innovative solutions amid the UK’s growing senior healthcare crisis. Each startup addressed a challenge in elderly care, including fall prevention (with prevention being called for more generally in the UK health system too), medication adherence, dementia diagnosis, and air quality monitoring. 

Ambea acquires Finnish care group Validia

Scandinavian care provider Ambea has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Finnish care provider Validia Oy from Invalidiliitto, the Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities.

Extens sells Teranga to Orisha

Extens, a France-based investment fund exclusively dedicated to healthcare software, has announced the sale of Teranga to Orisha, a European software publisher serving healthcare, real estate, retail, construction and agrifood, supported by global investment firm Francisco Partners and global private equity firm TA Associates.  

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