Assessment manager

Barking and Dagenham council has appointed Gaynor Lovell as service manager for care management and assessment services. She joins from the Royal Borough of...

New director of social work for Highland

Harriet Dempster has taken over at Highland council as the new director of social work. She follows Jim Dick, who retired from the post...

ADSS president

Jo Williams was elected president of the Association of Directors of Social Services at its annual conference, held at the end of last month....

Four Seasons completes merger

Four Seasons Health Care has completed its purchase of CrestaCare plc, originally reported in July (CCMN Volume 6 Issue 4 at page 75). The...

New chair for SACHO

The Scottish Association of Care Home Operators has elected Colin Cowie as chair of the organisation. He replaces Dr Colin Barron, who retired last...

Charity boosts communications role

The Mental Health Foundation has confirmed two new communications appointments. Bernard Fleming has been appointed information manager and joins the charity from the Royal...

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...

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...

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...