NEWS HR
September 12, 2018
The newest member of the Railway Housing Association board is hoping his role will make a real difference to people’s lives. Paul Stephens has joined the board having previously worked as Director of Housing and Community at Cestria Housing in Chester le Street and having been a board member at Darlington Housing Association and North Star Housing Group.
September 11, 2018
Interim HealthCare Inc. has announced the appointment of Tracy Clark as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Interim HealthCare Inc., founded in 1966, is a franchisor of home care, hospice and healthcare staffing. It is part of Caring Brands International, which also includes UK-based Bluebird Care and Australia-based Just Better Care.
September 11, 2018
Jaedon Green, director of product and distribution at Leeds Building Society, has been appointed a non-executive director of Leeds Federated Housing Association.
September 7, 2018
Labour has questioned the choice of a former Conservative health minister to be the next chair of NHS England. Lord Prior, a former Tory MP who served in government between 2015 and 2017, has been named preferred candidate to succeed Sir Malcolm Grant in the role.
September 4, 2018
An elderly woman fell from her bed and injured her head at a city care home because a healthcare assistant was not doing her job, a jury was told. Doris Obi, aged 33, neglected the 87-year-old dementia patient when she was supposed to be watching her at night, a court heard. The woman has since passed away, the jury was told. Obi was employed by an agency to give the pensioner one-to-one care during the night of the accident, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Heather Hope, opening the case for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “In all likelihood she was either not paying attention, had fallen asleep or was simply not monitoring the woman as she was employed to do. “The prosecution say this was not just a very sad accident, this was someone not doing their job properly. She was there to provide one-to-one care, she had to be awake and alert. “The prosecution say that she has wilfully neglected (woman’s name).” She added that the woman was left with a flap of skin hanging from her forehead over her eye. Miss Hope said she was treated with sutures and was able to return to the care home. She has since passed away. Obi, of Exeter Street, is on trial after she pleaded not guilty to ill-treating or wilfully neglecting a person lacking mental capacity in her care between August 29 and September 1 last year.
September 4, 2018
The University of Cumbria has appointed Professor Brian Webster-Henderson as its Pro Vice Chancellor of Health to lead the establishment, strategy and operation of a new Institute of Health.
September 4, 2018
Clarion Housing Group has created a regional managing director role as it looks to ramp up housebuilding. Sue Cocking is the new managing director appointment.
August 31, 2018
Aberdeen care home Rubislaw Park has appointed a new general manager to drive business following the property’s £2m expansion. The home, which was acquired by family-run business Rubislaw Care LLP in 2015, has promoted Tony Douglas to the GM’s role from his position of deputy manager.
