Senior appointments at the Huntercombe Group
The Huntercombe Group has made two senior appointments to oversee improvements in quality and governance across its mental health and brain injury services. Philip King has been made director of nursing and assurance, while Siân Wicks has been appointed improvement director, children’s services. King will…
St Andrew’s appoints executive medical director
Dr Sanjith Kamath (pictured) has been appointed executive medical director of St Andrew’s Healthcare, following the retirement of Alice Parshall as chief medical officer. Kamath joined St Andrew’s in 2012 and has worked as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS and private sector since 2007….
NHSPN expands senior team
The NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) has expanded its team with two senior appointments. Following the announcement that NHSPN will take over the work of the Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations (AIHO), representing the entire sector, from 1 June, it has appointed David Furness as director…
UDG Healthcare appoints CFO
Nigel Clerkin, whose appointment to UDG Healthcare was announced in December, has taken up the position of chief financial officer and has become an executive director of the board. His predecessor Alan Ralph steps down from the board on May 15 but is staying at…
St Andrew’s appoints new CEO
Katie Fisher has been appointed chief executive of St Andrew’s Healthcare and will take up her role on 25 June. Fisher was formerly chief executive of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust and has held senior leadership and board level positions in the healthcare sector. ‘While…
Medicover appoints HR director
Liselotte Bergmark has been appointed human resources director within the executive management team at Medicover. Liselotte, who succeeds Catherine Crevesy in the role, takes up her position at the healthcare and diagnostics provider this year. She was most recently head of group human resources and…
Echo appoints directors
Echo, a digital prescription service start-up, has appointed three directors in a bid to drive growth. Roger Hassan has been named vice president of operations, Catherine Emmett as director of finance and Amit Kotecha director of marketing. Hassan will be responsible for managing Echo’s supply…
Danshell appoints new group medical director
Danshell, a specialist care provider for people with learning disabilities and autism, has appointed Dr Dale Lawrence as group medical director. Lawrence, who has taken over the role from Dr Jane McCarthy, joined the clinical team at specialist autism service Wast Hills near Birmingham in…
New CEO at Optegra
Eye health specialist Optegra has appointed Dr Peter Byloos as group CEO. Byloos, who has worked in the healthcare sector for more than 25 years, began his career at Stryker in Belgium. Since then he has been president, EMEA, at medical devices and therapeutics company…
Octopus appoints former CEO as chair
Mike Adams has been appointed chairman of Octopus Healthcare, after stepping down as CEO – a post he has held for ten years. He will be succeeded by Benjamin Davis, who has been with the company in various roles since 2010. Adams and Davis will…
