Associated Nursing Services plc (ANS) has announced this month interim figures for the half year ended 30 September 1997. Turnover overall fell from £19.16m to £18.24m. Gross profit (after restatement of the previous period’s figures) rose £0.2m to £6.424m but operating profit fell back from £2.664m to £2.429m. In fact, even though capitalised interest and…