Allied Healthcare International Inc. (AHCI:NSQ), the US-quoted provider of temporary staffing services to the health care and social care industries in the UK and Ireland, has announced it has now completed the transfer of the newly acquired Sue Ryder homecare business.

As previously reported, Allied Healthcare has now taken over the service, which provides over 8,000 hours of care each week and is managed from eight sites across England.

Sandy Young, Chief Executive Officer for Allied Healthcare, commented "we are excited about the transfer of Sue Ryder's charity homecare services to Allied, which is in line with our growth strategy and commitment to providing high quality services. Both Sue Ryder and Allied Healthcare Group have established very strong industry reputations, and our businesses are a good fit."