Medica Group appoints CTO
Teleradiology services provider Medica Group has appointed Marc O’Brien (pictured) as chief technical officer (CTO), a newly created role within the company. O’Brien will be developing a technology strategy for the business. He was most recently chief information officer at diagnostics and healthcare solutions provider…
Doctor Care Anywhere appoints chair to board
Online primary care provider Doctor Care Anywhere has appointed Professor Nicholas Peters as chair of its clinical advisory board. Professor Peters is a consultant cardiologist at Imperial College NHS Trust and an advocate for the use of smart technology in healthcare. He is a clinical…
Push Doctor appoints CEO
Virtual GP provider Push Doctor has appointed Wais Shaifta (pictured) as chief executive of the company. Shaifta, who has been interim CEO since the summer, joined the organisation as chief operating office in 2017 and will be steering the company through on plans to make…
Former CQC manager appointed to St Andrew’s
St Andrew’s Healthcare has appointed Margaret Henderson (pictured) as deputy director of quality & governance. She was most recently an inspection manager at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), having worked before with St Andrew’s on driving improvements. Dean Howells, executive director of nursing and operations…
Apposite Capital appoints investment executive
Apposite Capital has appointed Lauren Edison as investment executive. Edison joins the private equity firm from Jefferies International where she was a healthcare investment banking analyst. She advised on a number of sellside and buyside European M&A, product licensing and public capital raises across the…
Bevan Brittan appoints associate
Law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed Nicole Ridgwell (pictured) as an associate in the health and social care team. Ridgwell will be based in the London office, joining the firm from Ridouts Solicitors. She is experienced in health and social care law, having worked on…
One Healthcare appoints hospital director
Jo Nolan (pictured) has been appointed hospital director at One Healthcare’s Ashford Hospital in Kent. Adrian Stevensen, One Healthcare’s chief executive, said: ‘We’re thrilled Jo is joining the team. She brings deep and rich experience that will no doubt ensure One Ashford Hospital delivers outstanding…
Steve Field to leave CQC
Professor Steve Field (pictured), chief inspector of general practice at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), will be leaving the organisation in March. Field has been in the role since 2013. He is responsible for regulating general medical and dental practice, out of hours and urgent…
Zoomdoc appoints chair
GP on-demand provider Zoomdoc has made Bupa’s former chief information officer Garry Fingland (pictured) chairman. Fingland will be working closely with ZoomDoc’s founder and chief executive Dr Kenny Livingstone as the company expands in London and nationally following a successful fundraising campaign last year. Livingstone…
Elysium appoints consultant clinical neuropsychologist
Dr Caroline Knight (pictured) has been appointed consultant clinical neuropsychologist within the neurological rehabilitation service at St Neots Hospital in Cambridge. Knight has ‘extensive’ experience in treating people with acquired brain injuries, dementia and Huntington’s disease. Her previous positions include being lead psychologist at St…
