SHA boss appointed to head up CQC

NHS West Midlands boss Cynthia Bower has been appointed chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The establishment of the new regulator was...

New CEO at Covenant

Nigel Robertson has joined Covenant Healthcare as group chief executive.Mr Robertson comes from a retailing background having joined Marks and Spencer from the RAF...

New healthcare partner at consultant surveyors

Consultant surveyors and valuers Edward Symmons has announced the appointment of James Hall as a partner in the specialist national healthcare team in the...

Developing a wider view: Denise Burke, head of childcare and family services at the...

Tell us a little bit about yourself, and how you came to be involved with LDA.In November 2003 the Mayor of London launched the...

Flintshire appointment Flintshire County Council has announced the appointment of Ian Budd...

Mr Budd will begin work in his new position from September.

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...