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NHS Overspending £164m on ADHD Services Amid Surge in Private Assessments
The below is from an article in The Guardian, 12th January, 2026 The NHS is...
Thank You and Merry Christmas from Connell Consulting
It’s been another extremely busy and rewarding year at Connell Consulting, and as it draws...
Bringing Smiles This Christmas: Connell Consulting Supports Seriously Ill Children Across the UK
This festive season, Connell Consulting was proud to partner with the children’s charity Spread a...
Employment Rights Bill Forces a Rethink: HR Leaders Urged to Drive Strategy, Culture and Risk
The new Employment Rights Bill is expected to significantly reshape the social care workforce landscape...
Provider Groups Push Back Against Ofsted’s ‘Profiteering’ Claims
From an article by Mithran Samuel on December 3, 2025, Community Care. Ofsted says the concentration of...
Social Care CEOs Tackle Staffing, Investment and Demand at Care Management Show
We started our morning at the Care Management Show where the conversations felt more urgent...
A Night Afloat: Nursery Sector Leaders Dine on the Sunborn Yacht
The nursery sector swapped conference halls for open water as leaders from across early-years education...
Case Study: Vendor Due Diligence for a Complex Care Provider
The Brief: Connell Consulting were engaged to provide Vendor Commercial Due Diligence for a transaction...
Chancellor’s Silence on Social Care Speaks Volumes
Unpacking the implications of the November UK Budget over croissants and coffee was definitely a...
National Care Home Open Week Sees Record Participation and Media Reach
This year’s Care Home Open Week (CHOW25) saw record engagement across the UK, bringing together...
Celebrating Care Home Open Week: Showcasing Excellence and Community Connection (16–22 June)
Care Home Open Week, held this summer from 16 to 22 June, once again shone...
Sparkle for Care This Christmas: Championing Social Care Christmas Lunch 2025
London, 11 December 2025 The annual Championing Social Care Christmas Lunch returns to The Dorchester,...
Case Study: International Nursery Group: Market entry into the UK
The Brief: Connell Consulting undertook a structured commercial due diligence of a nursery group covering...
Connell Consulting Wins Premier Supplier Awards 2025, Social Care Consulting Excellence
At the Premier Supplier Awards 2025, Connell Consulting was honoured as a winner for the...
Connell Consulting Delighted to Produce Vendor Due Diligence for Renovo Healthcare
Connell Consulting is delighted to have produced the vendor due diligence for Renovo Healthcare in...
Connell Consulting Proudly Supports the Championing Social Care Ball 2025
Connell Consulting was proud to support the 2025 Care Sector Fundraising Ball, organised by Championing...
Foundation Partners and Deer Capital Support Management Buyout at Select Healthcare Group
Select Healthcare Group Enters New Growth Phase Under CEO Brett Bernard, Supported by Foundation Partners...
Connell Consulting Delivers Commercial Due Diligence for The Graham Care Group
Connell Consulting are pleased to have produced the commercial due diligence on Hartford Care’s latest...
Connell Consulting is delighted to have won Consultants of the Year – Transactional at the HealthInvestor Awards 2025
This is our second time winning this prestigious award, having previously been recognised in 2021, and we...
Connell Consulting Delivers Commercial Due Diligence for CareTrust REIT’s UK Market Entry
US investor CareTrust REIT Inc. has completed its acquisition of Care REIT plc, marking its...
Investor Commercial Due Diligence Provided by Connell Consulting on Inspire and Hamberley Neurocare for Downing
Investment manager Downing has completed its first acquisitions in the neuro-rehabilitation care home sector, establishing...
Connell Consulting Advises on Achieve Together’s Acquisition of Outcome First Group’s Adult Services Portfolio
Achieve together, one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist support for autistic people and...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced investor commercial due diligence for Lonsdale Capital Partners on their acquisition of Future Care Solutions
Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired Future Care Solutions, a private-homecare business in Cambridge, as the...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced the commercial due diligence on the purchase of Acorns Health Care by Ignite Growth
London-based investment firm Ignite Growth has acquired Acorns (Southern), a specialist supported living business based...
NHS Overspending £164m on ADHD Services Amid Surge in Private Assessments
The below is from an article in The Guardian, 12th January, 2026 The NHS is...
Thank You and Merry Christmas from Connell Consulting
It’s been another extremely busy and rewarding year at Connell Consulting, and as it draws...
Bringing Smiles This Christmas: Connell Consulting Supports Seriously Ill Children Across the UK
This festive season, Connell Consulting was proud to partner with the children’s charity Spread a...
Employment Rights Bill Forces a Rethink: HR Leaders Urged to Drive Strategy, Culture and Risk
The new Employment Rights Bill is expected to significantly reshape the social care workforce landscape...
Provider Groups Push Back Against Ofsted’s ‘Profiteering’ Claims
From an article by Mithran Samuel on December 3, 2025, Community Care. Ofsted says the concentration of...
Social Care CEOs Tackle Staffing, Investment and Demand at Care Management Show
We started our morning at the Care Management Show where the conversations felt more urgent...
A Night Afloat: Nursery Sector Leaders Dine on the Sunborn Yacht
The nursery sector swapped conference halls for open water as leaders from across early-years education...
Chancellor’s Silence on Social Care Speaks Volumes
Unpacking the implications of the November UK Budget over croissants and coffee was definitely a...
National Care Home Open Week Sees Record Participation and Media Reach
This year’s Care Home Open Week (CHOW25) saw record engagement across the UK, bringing together...
Celebrating Care Home Open Week: Showcasing Excellence and Community Connection (16–22 June)
Care Home Open Week, held this summer from 16 to 22 June, once again shone...
Sparkle for Care This Christmas: Championing Social Care Christmas Lunch 2025
London, 11 December 2025 The annual Championing Social Care Christmas Lunch returns to The Dorchester,...
Connell Consulting Proudly Supports the Championing Social Care Ball 2025
Connell Consulting was proud to support the 2025 Care Sector Fundraising Ball, organised by Championing...
Local Authority-Funded Elderly Care: Ensuring Fair Fee Uplifts Amid Rising Costs
Local Authorities Falling Short on Fair Social Care Funding The Care Act 2014 places a...
Meeting Future Demand: Nursing Home and Dementia Care Capacity Challenges
Elderly Care Home Supply Hits Decade Low: Connell Consulting Responds Connell Consulting responds to new...
Specialised supported housing: How increasing regulatory scrutiny of the market is creating a more stable environment for investors
Specialised supported housing: How increasing regulatory scrutiny of the market is creating a more stable...
How will proposed National Care Services impact the elderly care market in Scotland and Wales?
A Rights-Based Approach to Care’: How will proposed National Care Services impact the elderly care...
Why the Government’s New Care Strategy Won’t Curb Demand for Independent Children’s Homes
‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’: What the Government’s New Long-Term Children’s Social Care Plan Means...
Assessing the Draft Mental Health Bill and Its Implications for the Specialist Care Market
From the Jan. 19th 2023 final report. The Draft Mental Health Bill: What Could Changes...
Social Care Leaders Launch ‘Championing Social Care’ Initiative to Celebrate the Sector
As an Ambassador of this truly brilliant new initiative, Clare Connell stands proud alongside some...
Rising Numbers of Looked-After Children: Connell Consulting Explores the Trend
Local authorities in England are facing a significant rise in the number of looked-after children...
Rising Abuse of Care Workers Sparks Urgent Call for Safer Workplaces
Aggression toward health and social care workers has become a major driver of staff turnover,...
HealthInvestor: September 2018: MPs Launch Inquiry into Prison Healthcare Crisis
This article was published in September, 2018, HealthInvestor. Comment from Clare Connell, CEO, Connell Consulting....
Breaking Barriers: Improving Care and Life Expectancy for People with Learning Disabilities
Service users with learning disabilities often face significant barriers to joined-up care as they navigate...
Connell Consulting Opens Doors at New Victoria Office
Connell Consulting Expands with New Victoria Office To support our growing team and future ambitions,...
Connell Consulting Delighted to Produce Vendor Due Diligence for Renovo Healthcare
Connell Consulting is delighted to have produced the vendor due diligence for Renovo Healthcare in...
Foundation Partners and Deer Capital Support Management Buyout at Select Healthcare Group
Select Healthcare Group Enters New Growth Phase Under CEO Brett Bernard, Supported by Foundation Partners...
Connell Consulting Delivers Commercial Due Diligence for The Graham Care Group
Connell Consulting are pleased to have produced the commercial due diligence on Hartford Care’s latest...
Connell Consulting Delivers Commercial Due Diligence for CareTrust REIT’s UK Market Entry
US investor CareTrust REIT Inc. has completed its acquisition of Care REIT plc, marking its...
Investor Commercial Due Diligence Provided by Connell Consulting on Inspire and Hamberley Neurocare for Downing
Investment manager Downing has completed its first acquisitions in the neuro-rehabilitation care home sector, establishing...
Connell Consulting Advises on Achieve Together’s Acquisition of Outcome First Group’s Adult Services Portfolio
Achieve together, one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist support for autistic people and...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced investor commercial due diligence for Lonsdale Capital Partners on their acquisition of Future Care Solutions
Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired Future Care Solutions, a private-homecare business in Cambridge, as the...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced the commercial due diligence on the purchase of Acorns Health Care by Ignite Growth
London-based investment firm Ignite Growth has acquired Acorns (Southern), a specialist supported living business based...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced the commercial due diligence on the purchase of Newcare Homes by Lovett Care and H.I.G Realty
Newcare Homes was established 15 years ago and has built a business, designing and delivering...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of UKAT: Private Addiction Rehabilitation & Mental Health Services to Sullivan Street Partners
Sullivan Street Partners, a UK-based mid-market buy-out specialist, announces the acquisition of UKAT, the UK’s...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of Ideal Carehomes to HC-One
Ideal Carehomes, a care provider, has been acquired by HC-One, one of the UK’s largest...
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced investor commercial due diligence on the Jeesal Residential Care Services homes for Intriva Capital
Liaise, an Intriva Capital-backed provider of specialist care services for adults with learning disabilities, mental...
Connell Consulting produced investor commercial due diligence on the sale of Cavendish Care to ivolve Care and Support
ivolve Care and Support has acquired learning disability care provider Cavendish Care.. Connell Consulting has...
Connell Consulting produced investor commercial due diligence on the sale of Winton House, Amesbury Abbey to Learn 2 Live Youth Clinic
Learn 2 Live Youth Clinic, a specialist residential clinics operator, has acquired Winton House, a...
Connell Consulting produced investor commercial due diligence on the CareTech property portfolio acquired by Civitas Investment Management
Civitas Investment Management has announced an investment of £200 million to acquire a portfolio of...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of Balhousie Care Group to AcalisCare
The award-winning Balhousie Care Group is entering a new chapter of growth thanks to a...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of six Inspire Neurocare services to Octopus Real Estate
The Hamberley Group were delighted to announce the sale of six of their assets to...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of LV Care Group to Aedifica and Emera
LV Care Group was founded and is run by Jersey born Chris Shelton and Nick...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of Voyage Care Group to Wren House Infrastructure
Voyage Care Group has been acquired by London-based Wren House Infrastructure from Partners Group and...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of Ludlow Street Healthcare to Ancala Partners
Ludlow Street Healthcare is a best-in-class provider of specialist care, education and treatment services for...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support the sale of Sequence Care Group to Intriva Capital
Sequence Care Group operates specialist care homes for learning disability and physical disability clients in...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence on the sale of the RNID Care and Support Services to Achieve Together
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced the vendor commercial due diligence on the sale...
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support Key Capital Partners sale of Routes Healthcare to Palatine Private Equity
Connell Consulting produced vendor commercial due diligence to support Key Capital Partners sale of Routes...
Connell Consulting produced investor commercial due diligence for the acquisition of Crusader Medical Care by Envivo Group
Connell Consulting is pleased to have produced investor commercial due diligence for Envivo Group’s acquisition...
Case Study: Vendor Due Diligence for a Complex Care Provider
The Brief: Connell Consulting were engaged to provide Vendor Commercial Due Diligence for a transaction...
Case Study: International Nursery Group: Market entry into the UK
The Brief: Connell Consulting undertook a structured commercial due diligence of a nursery group covering...
Connell Consulting Wins Premier Supplier Awards 2025, Social Care Consulting Excellence
At the Premier Supplier Awards 2025, Connell Consulting was honoured as a winner for the...
Connell Consulting is delighted to have won Consultants of the Year – Transactional at the HealthInvestor Awards 2025
This is our second time winning this prestigious award, having previously been recognised in 2021, and we...
Clare Connell Wins HealthInvestor Power 50 Sector Specialist Award 2023; Her Fourth Recognition in Five Years
Clare Connell is delighted to have been named the HealthInvestor Power 50 Sector Specialist of...
Clare Connell is delighted to have won the HealthInvestor Power 50 Award for Sector Specialist 2022.
Clare Connell is delighted to have won the HealthInvestor Power 50 Award for Sector Specialist...
Connell Consulting Wins Social Care Premier Supplier Consultancies Award for Second Consecutive Year
Connell Consulting is delighted to have been named the winner of the Social Care Premier...
Connell Consulting Wins Social Care Premier Supplier Consultancies Award 2021
Connell Consulting is delighted to have been awarded the Social Care Premier Supplier Consultancies Award...
Connell Consulting Wins HealthInvestor Consultants of the Year, Transactional 2021
Connell Consulting is proud to announce that it has been named HealthInvestor Consultants of the...
Connell Consulting Wins LaingBuisson Management Consultant Award for Second Consecutive Year
Connell Consulting Recognised for Excellence in Commercial Due Diligence Connell Consulting is proud to be...
Clare Connell is delighted to have won the HealthInvestor Power 50 Award 2019 for Sector Specialist for the 2nd year.
Clare Connell, CEO and founder of Connell Consulting, was delighted to have won for Sector...
Connell Consulting are delighted to have won the LaingBuisson Award for Management Consultant in 2019.
Clare Connell, CEO and founder of Connell Consulting, was delighted to have won the Management...
Clare Connell Named Sector Specialist of the Year at the 2018 HealthInvestor Power 50
Clare Connell Recognised for Sector Expertise and Industry Impact Clare Connell, one of the most...
Winner of the 2016 HealthInvestor Awards.
Connell Consulting won Consultants of the Year – strategic at the 2016 HealthInvestor Awards. The...
Bringing Smiles This Christmas: Connell Consulting Supports Seriously Ill Children Across the UK
This festive season, Connell Consulting was proud to partner with the children’s charity Spread a...
Social Care CEOs Tackle Staffing, Investment and Demand at Care Management Show
We started our morning at the Care Management Show where the conversations felt more urgent...
Celebrating Excellence: LaingBuisson Awards 2025
Congratulations to all the winners at this year’s LaingBuisson Awards.Now marking an impressive 20 years,...
Women Achieving Greatness Awards 2025
The Women Achieving Greatness Awards returned on 2 December 2025 with more momentum than ever....
A Night Afloat: Nursery Sector Leaders Dine on the Sunborn Yacht
The nursery sector swapped conference halls for open water as leaders from across early-years education...
Care Management Show 2025: What to Expect Post-Budget Day
On Friday, 28 November 2025, the Care Management Show will bring together leaders, innovators and...
Sparkle for Care This Christmas: Championing Social Care Christmas Lunch 2025
London, 11 December 2025 The annual Championing Social Care Christmas Lunch returns to The Dorchester,...
Connell Consulting Sponsors Key NMT Owners Club Event on 27–28 November
Connell Consulting is delighted to announce that we are a sponsor of the NMT Owners...
Join Us to Explore What the Autumn Budget Means for Social Care
On Thursday, 27th November, we’ll unpack the Autumn Budget 2025 and explore what it means...
Private Equity in the M&A Environment Insights from the 2025 HealthInvestor Summit Panel
The 2025 Healthcare Summit convened operators, leaders, and advisors from across the health and social...
Connell Consulting Joins NASS Conference 2025 on October 2–3 to Discuss Social Care and Specialist Education Trends
Connell Consulting were at this year’s two-day National Association of Special Schools (NASS) Conference in...