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Four appointments have been made to the senior management team of the Care Quality Commission.

* Jill Finney has been appointed Director of Engagement
* Richard Hamblin has been appointed Director of Intelligence.
* Gary Needle has been appointed Director of Methods
* Jamie Rentoul has been appointed Director of Regulation & Strategy

Jill Finney is currently Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications at the British Library. Before joining the British Library in 2001, she was: National Marketing Director and Member of Global Marketing Council for Ernst & Young.

Richard Hamblin is currently Head of Information Policy at the Healthcare Commission. Before joining the Healthcare Commission he was Business Analysis Manager, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health Authority. He has also worked for the Kings Fund.

Gary Needle is currently Head of Assessment and Methods at the Healthcare Commission. His previous posts include Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust and Executive Director of West Sussex Health Authority.

Jamie Rentoul is currently Head of Strategy at the Healthcare Commission. Before joining the Healthcare Commission Jamie was Executive Director of Prime Minister's Strategy Unit (formerly called the Performance and Innovation Unit) based in the Cabinet Office and Head of the NHS Waiting List team at the Department of Health.

Cynthia Bower, Chief executive of the Care Quality Commission said:
"I am delighted that Jill, Richard Gary and Jamie and will be joining us. They will bring a vast amount of knowledge and experience to the CQC and will help us ensure a smooth transition.

"We are in the process of recruiting a further three Directors who will bring a range of experience from across social care, mental health and health care and give a us a management team fully equipped to deliver our vision of making care better for everyone."

Notes to Editors:

1. The Care Quality Commission was established by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to regulate the quality of health and adult social care and look after the interests of people detained under the Mental Health Act.
It will bring together the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission. The Care Quality Commission became a legal entity on 1 October 2008 and takes up its responsibilities for the quality of health and adult social care on 1 April 2009.

The Care Quality Commission's manifesto, which sets out its vision and values, can be found at http://www.cqc.org.uk

2. The management structure of the CQC has been developed by looking at current structures, job roles and plans in the existing three commissions, taking views from people in the existing commissions and comparing our ideas on structure with similar organisations such as Ofcom, Ofsted, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights and the Audit Commission.

3. For further information, please contact Alan Pickstock on 07977
223017 or email Alan.Pickstock@cqc.org.uk