NCA head voted back

Nadra Ahmed has been re-elected as chair of the National Care Association for a fourth consecutive term.Following an AGM decision to change the group's...

Board appointments at Reed

Reed Health Group plc, staffing provider to the social care and health sector, has announced the appointment of Steve Cheetham and Ian Furniss to...

Authority man moves to independent sector

Richmond Fellowship Scotland, provider of care for people with mental health conditions and learning difficulties, has appointed Austen Smyth as chief executive. Smyth's previous...

New Barchester appointments

Continuing its growth programme Barchester Healthcare has announced the promotion of three staff members to the newly formed roles of regional operation directors and...

McCarthy warning proves right

Further to a profit warning released earlier this year (CCMN May 2005) McCarthy & Stone, the UK provider of sheltered housing, has repeated that...

SCIE appoints new board member

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has appointed Ziggi Alexander CBE to its Board of Trustees.Alexander holds a varied portfolio of roles in...

Care Council for Wales re-appoints

Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services Brian Gibbons has announced three re-appointments within the Care Council for Wales.Arthur Todd of Conway county borough...

Expert to head Corporate Services care niche

Healthcare staffing provider Corporate Services Group plc has appointed Lesley Healey to the role of managing director of its social care operation as part...

Four Seasons promotions

Following its ascent to the top of the providers' table last month (CCMN May 2005), Four Seasons Health Care has announced several promotions among...

New head for Scottish mental social care

The Mental Health Commission for Scotland has appointed George Kappler to the role of commissioner with special interest in social work.Prior to his appointment,...