CQC board completes

Former senior civil servant and local authority chief John Harwood has been named as the final non-executive board member to join the care watchdog’s...

Bupa names new UK care home head

Bupa Care Homes has appointed a former regional head to take on responsibility for its 304 nursing and residential care homes across England, Scotland...

GVA Grimley shuffle

Gearing itself up for the long promised property market recovery, business agent GVA Grimley has announced a major restructure at the top management level...

Carewatch growth strategy splits dual leadership slot

National homecare franchise Carewatch Care Services Ltd has made a further three acquisitions in the past month, on top of engineering a restructure of...

Quality remains priority at Healthcare Homes

East Anglian care group Healthcare Homes has appointed two quality managers who will work under the group’s director of quality, Helen Hill, in heading...

Knightly Search appoints operations director

Senior level care recruitment agency Knightly Search and Selection has appointed Karen Smith as its first operations director in a move which coincides with...

Hanover to boost choice with new chief

Social landlord Hanover has announced plans to deliver a new generation of housing for the elderly under a scheme which will be headed up...

DH personalisation head is going private

The Department of Health’s (DH) head civil servant in charge of the ongoing personalisation drive, John Bolton, stepped down from his post as director...

Dorset appoints new adult care head

Adult social care and community services in Dorset are to be headed up by Debbie Ward after the council announced her move from Reading...

Fresh blood at Four Seasons as finance director flees

In its ongoing efforts to address the reduced, yet still major, debt pile upon which its operations sit, Four Seasons Health Care has appointed...