Mencap CEO steps down

Mencap chief executive Fred Heddell has announced he will leave the charity for people with learning disabilities next year after 12 years in the...

Southern Cross Healthcare senior appointments

Southern Cross has appointed three senior directors to oversee operations, training, recruitment and finance. The appointments follow the MBO of the company led by...

Babul appointed to institute of excellence

The chairman of Care Forum Wales, Shokat Babul, has been appointed to the board of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Babul who...

Four Seasons management team

Four Seasons Health Care chief executive Hamilton Anstead has announced details of the company's new management team following its acquisition of Omega Healthcare Inc...

HAMAC/Black Star executive director

Social investment agency Prime Focus has appointed Barrington Billings as director of HAMAC and Blackstar, two of its subsidiary companies which are soon to...

Lambeth director of social services

Patrick Nolan has been appointed interim executive director of social services and health improvement at Lambeth Council. The former director of Rotherham social services...

North East Hampshire partnership manager

Helen Clanchy has been appointed to the new position of partnership manager for social care and health in North East Hampshire. The position is...

Essex social services director retires

Michael Leadbetter will leave the position of director of social services at Essex County Council to take early retirement. Leadbetter, who is president of...

Jones leaves SCIE

Professor Ray Jones has announced he will leave his position as chief executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) later this year.Jones,...

Nursing director joins ICL

Independent Community Living (ICL) has announced the appointment of Geraldine Butler as nursing director to the operations team. Butler moves from an NHS trust...