A private equity-backed provider of care services to vulnerable patients across England is on the brink of insolvency, prompting Whitehall officials to draw up contingency plans for its collapse.
Sky News has learnt that NRS Healthcare, also known as Nottingham Rehab, is close to falling into compulsory liquidation after efforts to find a buyer were unsuccessful.
Sources said the Official Receiver was expected to step in owing to the importance of the services offered by NRS Healthcare, which provides living aids and equipment to elderly and vulnerable patients, many of whom have recently been discharged from hospital.
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