HealthTech expert and innovator Garry McCord has joined HBSUK as its new CEO to lead the group through its next exciting growth phase. HBSUK is a leading provider of clinical insourcing services to the NHS. The group was established in 2012 by accomplished healthcare professional and entrepreneur, Mark Fountain, who now moves to Executive Chair.…
The Business: Established in 2011, Bespoke is one of the UK’s leading providers of complex care at home, with over 50 employees and 620 trained carers. The company manages contracts from 58 of the UK’s clinical groups and has a strong reputation for quality of service. WestBridge, the highly respected independent private equity house invested…
Specialist care and support business, Holmleigh Care has appointed Peter Kinsey as Executive Chair. Health and Social Care specialist Peter Kinsey has been appointed Executive Chair for supported living, residential, nursing and home care business. Peter brings strong leadership and transformation experience having led large organisations through mergers to successfully commercialise a business without compromising…
Carter Schwartz was delighted to support Edison Education (Edison Young People) with the recent appointment of Leo Guy as Head of Education. With a background in special education, Leo brings a deep understanding and empathy to Edison Education, which currently has a portfolio of schools and residential homes catering to children with behavioural and complex…
Survey reveals an overwhelming per cent of teenage girls are at risk of mental health. Most people deal with huge amounts of pressure whilst growing up, be it obtaining perfect grades at school, passing your driving test on the first go, or even getting your first job after university. Many deal with the struggles of…
How can organisations within the healthcare sector find female leaders? In the UK today, the gender gap between men and women is decreasing every year with a record number of women securing leadership roles at FTSE 100 companies. Nevertheless, within healthcare, it is still men who command the large majority of leadership positions. In the…
What traits make a good leader? We uncover a few… Trying to find the perfect candidate to lead a health and social care organisation can be a long and laborious process. Top this off with recent scandals within the sector, and employers will know all to well that replacing senior executives who have suffered such…
We explore how women provide the key to bridging the issue of the gender diversity gap in healthcare. Women have their share of difficulties climbing the corporate ladder in their chosen professional roles at the best of times but this issue is particularly prominent in the world of healthcare. Although women represent an overwhelming majority…
