NEWS HR
May 1, 2017
Terry Banks, older sister of Balhousie Care Group founder Tony Banks, has retired after 25 years working for the care home provider.
May 1, 2017
Not-for-profit care operator Greensleeves Care has appointed three new trustees – Des Kelly, Dallas Pounds and Kim Davies.
May 1, 2017
The new chief executive of Warrington Housing Association has been revealed. Following the retirement of Alan Kemp, David Cummins has been appointed to step up to the position after working in housing for more than 25 years.
May 1, 2017
Sovereign Capital has appointed Alex Hay as a partner.
May 1, 2017
Sue Green has returned to Czajka Care Group eight years after leaving the company, to become the registered manager of its Nab Wood based Staveley Birk Leas Nursing Home.
April 23, 2017
A former nurse has been struck off after failing to administer medicine correctly to patients. Sheelakutty Jacob has been removed from the nursing register by a watchdog following a review. She had been working at Hamewith Lodge Nursing Home in Aberdeen at the time of the incidents and left her post in July 2014. The charges against her included 13 instances of her not recording she had administered medicine. Another incident involved Jacob writing down that she had given a patient medicine when she had not. The misconduct all took place in June or July 2013. Jacob had previously been suspended by the professional watchdog for 18 months while an investigation was carried out. This was then extended by another nine months.
April 20, 2017
The chairman of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has had his tenure extended by a further two years. Chris Burdon has been in the role since the trust was formed back in 2011.
April 19, 2017
Ardenglen Housing Association has announced that Audrey Simpson, the current head of regeneration & digital business at Queens Cross Housing Association, will take over as the new chief executive of Ardenglen at the beginning of June.
