NEWS HR

Firefighters in Winchester tackled flooding at a Hampshire nursing home this morning. The incident which was caused by a burst pipe happened at Brendoncare nursing home in Park Road, Winchester.

Builder and developer Seddon has appointed Paul Hughes as development director for the firm’s housing partnerships division, based in Bolton.

HouseMark chief executive Ross Fraser has announced his plan to step down from his role in January 2017 at the age of 60.

Tom Manion, chief executive of Irwell Valley, passed away following a sudden heart attack yesterday morning.

An angry nurse who wiped faeces under the nose of a 97-year-old dementia patient after he soiled himself at a Bupa-run home has been struck off.

The head of a care home in Ellesmere has left. It comes after a Care Quality Commission report handed the home its second “requires improvement” rating within the space of nine months, said Harry Dowling of BestCare.

A new chief executive has been chosen to run Lancaster City Council. Susan Parsonage will take up the role in July following the retirement of the council’s current chief executive, Mark Cullinan.

Govanhill Housing Association CEO Anne Lear has been announced as one of seven members appointed to the new Scottish Land Fund (SLF) committee.