New Director of People Services strengthens the Precious team 

Social Care provider Precious has announced the appointment of Allison Long, who joins the business as Director of People Services. 

With 30 years of experience across a number of sectors, including social care, Allison’s passion and expertise lie in defining and delivering human resource strategies that attract, engage, motivate, reward, develop, and retain talented people. Allison’s hands-on, pragmatic, and results-driven approach has seen her drive and deliver values-based cultural change, high levels of employee engagement, increased productivity, competitive pay and employee benefits solutions, and improved employee retention. 

An experienced senior team, with a vision for the future 

Allison’s appointment comes at a time of change for the business. In October 2022, Rory Passmore joined the team as CEO. Rory now leads a team of very experienced care sector professionals – including Becs Gratton as Commercial Director, Mark Penney as Managing Director – Operations, Victoria Pilkington as Clinical, Quality, and Governance Director, and Emma Eckersley as CFO. Find out more about the team here.

Together, the Senior Leadership team is committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement, with a strong focus on quality and on putting people first. Allison’s appointment will allow the business to focus on culture, recruitment and retention, which will further enhance the delivery of quality care to the people supported at Precious. 

Speaking about her role at Precious, Allison commented: “I’m absolutely delighted to be part of the Precious team and believe there is a fantastic opportunity to further improve our employee experience and re-establish us as an employer of choice. We all know that it’s great people who make organisations really effective and so it’s fundamental to our ongoing success that Precious continues to be able to attract, engage, motivate, reward, develop and retain fantastic people.”

Rory Passmore, CEO at Precious, added:  “I am very pleased to welcome Allison to the team. She brings with her considerable experience, resilience, and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities we face as a sector.”