CM Personnel

Julie Cullis has been promoted to operations manager at Somerset Care. She has been with the care home group since 1996, starting as a care and support worker.

Clive Fenton, currently chief executive of Mount Anvil, a specialist Central London residential property developer, will take up the same post at McCarthy & Stone on 17 February. He replaces Mark Elliott, who will leave McCarthy & Stone.

The franchised domiciliary care provider, Care Watch, has appointed Phil Pegler as its new chief executive officer taking over from David Lyon who has been appointed vice-chairman of Carewatch’s parent company, Carewatch Holdings Ltd.

The Good Care Group has appointed a consultant Admiral Nurse to support its clients with dementia receiving homecare services. Working with Dementia UK, Dr Penny Hibbert will work with health and social care professionals, care workers, family carers and the person with the disease to prevent a crisis and unnecessary admission to hospital.

Homecare provider Heritage Healthcare, a leading provider of home-based care has promoted Amanda Jackson to general manager within the Darlington-based business. Ms Jackson will be responsible for recruitment, health and safety, human resources, planning and executing promotional campaigns and co-ordinating tenders.

Hallmark Care Homes has appointed Debbie Sharples-Kirkbride as group lifestyle manager. Previously a customer engagement advisor and she has been awarded an MBE for...

Health and social care law firm Capsticks has recruited former regional head of the northern health team and national head of health employment at DAC Beachcroft, Rachael Heenan.

HC-One – the newly-formed company that is taking over the running of one third of Southern Cross care homes from this month has announced senior staff.

Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) David Prior has been appointed parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Health with responsibility for NHS productivity, taking up the post shortly after the general election.

Heritage Healthcare, provider of home-based care, has promoted Moira Willis to the position of care manager following the promotion of Michelle Fenwick to operations manager.