SACHO loses chairman

Dr Colin Barron, chairman of the Scottish Association of Care Home Owners (SACHO) has resigned from the organisation following the sale of his nursing...

Care UK director

The directors of Care UK plc have announced the appointment of Paul Wranek as financial director of its subsidiary, Care Solutions Ltd. Mr Wranek...

Housing associations create new equal opportunities post

Three Scottish housing associations - Hanover, Bield and Kirk Care - have jointly appointed Rohini Lakhanpal to the newly created post of housing equal...

New chair for Sane

Mental health charity Sane has announced the appointment of Sandy Leitch as chairman. Mr Leitch is currently chief executive officer of Zurich Financial Services.Mr...

Westminster appoints special advisers

Westminster Healthcare has this month announced the appointment of three special advisers: Baroness Pitkeathley, Chris Vellenoweth and Bob Lewis.Baroness Pitkeathley has been chair of...

Springboard chief executive

Springboard Housing Association has announced the appointment of Jakki Moxham as chief executive. She will take over from the present chief executive, Reverend Ken...

Lucianne Sawyer to leave Anchor

Lucianne Sawyer, Anchor Trust's director of community services, has announced that she will take early retirement in November 1999.Lucianne Sawyer joined Anchor in September...

Social services directors

A number of local authorities have this month announced the appointment of new directors of social services:* Birmingham city council has appointed Sandra Taylor as...

Assessment tool for care home staff

Community Care Market News (News) July 1999A new way of assessing the attitudes of care home staff has been developed by University of Wales...

Chai Patel

Chai Patel, chief executive of Westminster Healthcare, was awarded the CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list this month. The award is in recognition...