Care UK
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Care UK is a British company providing health and social care. The company's services include GP practices, National Health Service
Treatment Centres, and residential and nursing homes.
The company was formed as Anglia Secure Homes in 1982, becoming Care UK PLC in 1994, delisting from the stock exchange in 2010 following a management buyout
. Since 2010 its major shareholder is Bridgepoint Capital
.
, the chairman of Care UK, made a donation of £21,000 to the private office of Andrew Lansley
, now the Secretary of State for Health
, then the health spokesman for the opposition, who has since been accused of a conflict of interest as Care UK would be a major benefactor of the proposed changes.
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
Treatment Centres, and residential and nursing homes.
The company was formed as Anglia Secure Homes in 1982, becoming Care UK PLC in 1994, delisting from the stock exchange in 2010 following a management buyout
Management buyout
A management buyout is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company.- Overview :Management buyouts are similar in all major legal aspects to any other acquisition of a company...
. Since 2010 its major shareholder is Bridgepoint Capital
Bridgepoint Capital
Bridgepoint is a UK-based private equity investor in companies valued up to €1 billion, including Pets at Home and Pret A Manger in the UK, Dorna in Spain, and Alain Afflelou in France.-History:...
.
Controversies
John NashJohn Nash (private equity)
John Alfred Stoddard Nash is a British businessman, co-founder of private equity firm Sovereign Capital in 1988 and chairman of Care UK. He was chair of the British Venture Capital Association . He is on the board of the Centre for Policy Studies.-Career:Nash read law at Corpus Christi College,...
, the chairman of Care UK, made a donation of £21,000 to the private office of Andrew Lansley
Andrew Lansley
Andrew David Lansley, CBE, MP is the UK Secretary of State for Health, who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire since the 1997 general election, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Health from June 2004 until becoming Secretary of State for Health in May 2010...
, now the Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health.The first Boards of Health were created by Orders in Council dated 21 June, 14 November, and 21 November 1831. In 1848 a General Board of Health was created with the First Commissioner of Woods and...
, then the health spokesman for the opposition, who has since been accused of a conflict of interest as Care UK would be a major benefactor of the proposed changes.