Swapping burgers for bedpans

Leading a residential care company through a time of reduced social care budgets, the personalisation agenda and the credit crunch is not easy feat,...

New chief at Leonard Cheshire

Disabilities charity Leonard Cheshire has announced that Eric Prescott will take over as new chief executive when the current director general Bryan Dutton steps...

Queen’s birthday honours

Mencap’s Northern Ireland director Maureen Piggott was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list last month in recognition of her services to...

Counsel and Care in the spotlight

Chief executive of Counsel and Care, Stephen Burke, was named the social care personality of the year at the Ceretas National Homecare Awards last...

Care lawyer Brunswicks expands

Brunswisks LLP, the private care law firm, has appointed Chris Smith as a new consultant in a move reflecting the amount of work being...

Simmonds grasps the Keys

Keys Childcare, the childcare group which grew its portfolio of facilities and services considerably last year (CCMN?October 2007), has appointed Nicky Simmonds as managing...

Care South recruits to recruit

Care South’s homecare services division has appointed Fiona Murphy as recruitment officer as part of a programme to develop a cohesive and strategic approach...

Personalisation agenda gets it first leader

A consortium made up of the country’s largest care representative bodies has announced that a London director of adult and community services will be...

Ofsted appointments

Minister for Children Ed Balls has announced the appointment of four new members to the Ofsted Board.The new faces, who will join chairman Zenna...

New face at Camden

Camden Council has announced the appointment of Ann Baxter as its new director of children, schools and families.Ms Baxter, who takes up the position...