Professor David Croisdale-Appleby named as Skills for Care Chair-designate
News Release - 17 November 2008, Ref: 26/08
Professor David Croisdale-Appleby has been named as Skills for Care's Chair-designate after an intensive selection process.
Professor Croisdale-Appleby was interviewed by a selection committee of Skills for Care board members as well as panels of people who use services and carers before being invited to replace Donald Hoodless OBE who is stepping down after a three-year term.
The new chair-designate's background is as a professional corporate strategist, and he is a strategic advisor to the boards of many UK organisations in the private and public sectors, and holds a number of distinguished academic positions.
He is extremely active in the formulation of policy in health and social care, and has served in many roles in the NHS. He currently chairs the NICE programme creating the future national guidelines for Long-term Sickness and Incapacity. His passion for social justice is reflected in his chairing a number of public bodies and charities serving some of the most vulnerable people in society. He also works for the GMC and PMETB in quality assuring medical education across the UK.
His appointment is subject to formal approval by the Skills for Care board in November.
"I'm delighted that I've come through a tough selection process to take up this new role heading an organisation that has done much to improve workforce development in the adult social care sector," says Professor Croisdale-Appleby.
"I'll be bringing my strategic skills and my long standing commitment to the development of national health and social care policy to this challenging role. I am sure the impressive experience and expertise of members of the Skills for Care board will undoubtedly play a central role in shaping our future direction. We need to make sure that every one of the 1.5 million social care workers gets the chance to access high quality training to meet the needs of people who use care services."
Skills for Care CEO, Andrea Rowe, has warmly welcomed Professor Croisdale-Appleby's nomination.
"The shortlist for the new chair was of a very high quality and I'm delighted David has won through as I believe he has the right blend of strategic expertise and commitment to high quality social care that will help us drive our organisation forward," says Andrea Rowe.
"This is a huge period of change in adult social care and David's vast experience of both the NHS and our sector, together with his proven ability to chair organisations like ours, will be invaluable as we help lead the way in managing those changes.
"Skills for Care are also grateful to Donald Hoodless who has worked hard over the last three years to make sure that we have continued to drive forward Skills for Care's strategic and policy development and we wish him well in the future."
