A HORWICH woman has been appointed to a top role with Droitwich-based Craegmoor Healthcare -- the UK's sixth largest provider of private nursing and residential care.

Jane Worsley, aged 36, has become the new Regional Manager for the specialist division in the North and will support 22 homes.

Her area includes homes in the Lake District, Harrogate, Rotherham and the West Midlands. Jane is a qualified midwife and also has a Master of Business Administration Degree.

She qualified as a Registered General Nurse and then as a Midwife before completing a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

Her 16 years' experience in the private healthcare sector includes spells with BUPA and Ashbourne.

Jane is married with two children.

Craegmoor's specialist division, which is the largest of its type in the UK, provides a service for the young, physically disabled and those with learning disabilities, neurological disorders, forensic psychiatry and challenging behaviour.