Home care company Home Instead has appointed Sanjeev Kaushal as director of care and quality, joining the executive leadership team.

Kaushal is a qualified pharmacist with 16 years’ experience working predominantly in top five Fortune 500 healthcare corporations, most recently at Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare where he was senior head of pharmacy operations and quality, and McKesson UK where he was chief superintendent pharmacist. He has also worked in the NHS as a cancer care lead for adults and paediatrics improving medicine adherence and quality of life standards.

Kaushal was previously a board director for the National Clinical Homecare Association, as well as working collaboratively with the Department of Health and developing strategic relationships with regulators and key decision-makers.

Martin Jones, chief executive of Home Instead UK said: “As we work to expand the scope of our service, we need to challenge ourselves to be the best we can be. Sanjeev’s excellent credentials and broad range of experience will help us to think big. People’s homes will be the hospitals of the future. We already have much in place but our sector needs to be constantly looking ahead in order to meet the needs of clients in the future.”

Kaushal commented: “Home Instead has a fantastic reputation as a forward-facing company and the team has a clear direction of travel, united behind a commitment to establish homecare as the default norm care option. This is a really exciting time in the sector; over-65s now outnumber 15-year-olds for the first time. We are seeing the impact of the integration of technology in how care is delivered and there is a massive opportunity to transform the range of care services delivered without compromising on quality

“Home Instead is at the forefront of new developments and setting industry leading care standards and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be part of that journey.”

Ben Westcott, director at Compass Executives, advised on the appointment.