ONE of the North East’s leading providers of nursing and residential care has appointed a new Director of Care to oversee the running of its 16 homes.
Prestwick Care has recruited Scott Beat, who has held a number of senior positions in both regional and national care companies, along with providing legal advice to organisations in the care sector.
Scott, who lives in Tynemouth, originally trained as a nurse and then as a solicitor before moving on to work in the care industry.
Scott joined Prestwick Care last week (3 June) taking over from Eve Tierney has held the position for the past decade. She will now join the board of Prestwick Care in a newly created non-executive director position.
He is now looking forward to using his years of experience to great effect in his new role.
“ I am absolutely delighted to be joining the Malhotra Group as Director of Care for the Prestwick Care portfolio,” he said.
“The philosophy of care at Prestwick mirrors my own values – residents come first. “Care at Prestwick is provided in a holistic, inclusive and compassionate manner by respecting and enabling each individual to partner in achieving their health and care objectives.
“Staff are committed to make a difference to the quality of each resident’s lived experience in warm homely environments.
“Eve has provided a wonderful foundation on which to build upon and with my breadth of experience in the healthcare sector, I hope I can complement the first-class team at Prestwick Care to exceed standards and better outcomes for all those we care for now and in the future.”
Bunty Malhotra, CEO of Prestwick Care said that the company was “delighted to be able to recruit someone of Scott’s experience and calibre to work with us on the next stage of the growth journey of Prestwick Care.”
Scott has a unique background and we can benefit from the fact he is both a clinician and a lawyer,” said Bunty.
As a business and at a personal level, I am delighted also that Eve has agreed to join our board in a non-executive role.
“Eve’s reputation and knowledge in the sector is second to none, and it is fantastic that she is staying with us, so we may continue to benefit from her experience, values and friendship.”
