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The latest moves in local government personnel this week. Chief executives Stewart Carruth, chief executive at Stirling Council has resigned after four years in the role. Mr Carruth joined Stirling Council in 2013 as depute chief executive, before being promoted the following year. Council leader, Cllr Scott Farmer, said: ‘I would like to thank Stewart for all his hard work as chief executive. He is leaving the council ready and looking forward to embracing the challenges of the future. I and my fellow councillors, wish Stewart every success for the future.' Mr Carruth said: ‘It has been an enormous privilege to serve the council and the communities of Stirling. I wish all staff every success in the future and look forward to seeing the many projects and plans now in place come to fruition during the coming years.' Depute Chief Executive Carol Beattie has been appointed interim chief executive. Directors Wandsworth LBC's head of electoral services is retiring after 43 years. Neil Kennett is the council's longest serving member of staff, having joined the local authority as a clerical assistant in 1975, aged 18. He has held his current role since 2009, overseeing five elections in 2016 alone. Mr Kennett said: ‘I am enormously proud to have worked for Wandsworth Council for all of my life and nothing has made me ever want to go away. ‘I've always said that I'm just the tip of an iceberg - and it's a very large iceberg.' Wandsworth chief executive, Paul Martin, said: ‘There is going to be a huge empty hole here at Wandsworth Council because Neil has given a lifetime of service to this council. It is so typical of Neil to deflect any attention away from himself to his team and I know just how popular and respected he is in electoral services and indeed across the whole council.' A Durham woman has been chosen to lead the delivery of community health and social care services in the county. Lesley Jeavons has been appointed to the new post of director of integrated community services, a partnership model developed by Durham CC, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and the Clinical Commissioning Groups of North Durham and Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield. The role involves managing the trust's community health services and the council's adult social care provision. Ms Jeavons is currently director of integrated care, a post which sees her report to the council and the NHS bodies, and was previously head of adult care at the local authority. Ms Jeavons was born and educated in County Durham and still lives in the city. She said: ‘Having worked across both the NHS and local government in a variety of roles, I feel very well placed to take on this new role. I am fully committed to developing and delivering integrated services having worked in this area for over 20 years and I am really excited about what we can provide for patients in the future.' Other bodies Warrington BC's chief executive has been appointed as chair of a group providing leadership and support to libraries across the country. Steven Broomhead has accepted an invitation from the Department of Culture Media and Sport and the LGA to become chairperson of the national libraries taskforce. The body will share good practice and bring together organisations promoting and delivering libraries. Professor Broomhead said: ‘I'm looking forward to sharing ideas, insight and best practice with the group, as well as using the opportunity to promote the good work Warrington BC is doing to create a sustainable future for its libraries service.' Think Tank Richard Murray, currently Director of Policy at The King's Fund, has been appointed as its new chief executive. He will succeed Professor Sir Chris Ham, the current chief executive, who steps down at the end of 2018. Chairman Sir Christopher Kelly said: ‘Richard has made a significant contribution to the fund's work as director of policy and his knowledge and understanding of the health and care system is second to none.' Mr Murray said: ‘After five very enjoyable years at the fund, I am thrilled to be taking over as chief executive. With the health and care system facing significant challenges, our role in providing high-quality, independent policy analysis and supporting leaders has never been more vital.' Private sector David Morris has been appointed as the leader of the PwC public sector health team. Mr Morris became a director at PwC in 2010, supporting change programmes in the public sector, advising boards, regulators and central Government as well as being on the board of a number of large teaching hospitals. PwC's leader of government and health industries, Quentin Cole, said: ‘I look forward to continuing to work closely with David in helping to solve some of the many complex and challenging issues facing the public health sector.'

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