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February 17, 2019
After thirty six years working in the Scottish RSL sector, Graeme Russell is stepping down as CEO at Manor Estates Housing Association at the end of May.
February 14, 2019
Lesley Wise has been appointed general manager of The Elms Nursing Home on the Isle of Wight.
February 10, 2019
A first-wave integrated care system has appointed a retiring local authority leader as its chair. David Pearson had been the lead of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS, and previously the patch’s sustainability and transformation partnership, since 2016. He stepped down from this role, having retired last month from his executive job as Nottinghamshire County Council director of adult social care and deputy chief executive. But the ICS has asked him to become its non-executive chair from 1 March, and it was confirmed last month NHS England and NHS Improvement have approved the appointment.
February 10, 2019
An 88-year-old hospital secretary who was frogmarched out of her office and sacked has become the oldest person to win a UK age discrimination case. Eileen Jolly sued the NHS trust where she worked for 25 years after her career ended at the age of 85. She was blamed for not uploading details of women awaiting non-urgent breast reconstruction surgery to a new database. An employment tribunal ruled she had not been trained properly and was the victim of unfair dismissal and discrimination.
February 8, 2019
Registered nurse Sara Muslin has been appointed care home manager at Encore Care Homes’ Great Oaks in Bournemouth.
February 7, 2019
Andy Tilden has been appointed Interim CEO of Skills for Care from the end of March.
January 28, 2019
CareTech Holdings PLC has appointed Gareth Dufton as Interim Group Finance Director.
January 23, 2019
The boss of construction contractor Kier has stepped down from the company with immediate effect.
