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New Care has appointed Carla Middleton as registered manager at Formby Manor Care Centre on Liverpool Road in Formby.

Barrhead Housing Association’s chief executive Shirley Robison has indicated her intention to retire after almost 15 years in the post.

Law firm of the year Philip Lee has appointed Thomas O’Malley as a partner in the Dublin firm’s real estate department. O’Malley previously served as real estate partner at McDowell Purcell, now part of European law firm Fieldfisher, and more recently as managing partner at Tully Rinckey’s Dublin office. Thomas O’Malley is a specialist in commercial real estate with a focus on social housing and property development. He acts for investment funds, property developers, housing and government bodies on large-scale, mixed retail, commercial, and residential projects, as well as advising on the property elements of renewable energy projects. Thomas O’Malley holds an LLB from Trinity College Dublin and is a qualified CEDR mediator.

Zoe Rocholl joins the board at Retirement Villages Group (RVG).

A former operations manager at Hilton has been appointed to lead a retirement community in Warwickshire. Ben Ling has been hired as village manager at Great Alne Park which is operated by Inspired Villages. Ling joined the company this month following a 15-year career at Hilton.

Sandra Roche has been appointed manager of Canford Healthcare’s Hampton Care Home in Hampton, Middlesex.

Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE has been appointed Care England’s first ever strategic advisor for social care nursing, its chief nursing officer for England Ruth May has announced.

Care village Belong Warrington has appointed Carol Norman, 40, its new experience coordinator, taking responsibility for all of the village’s experience days. The village’s experience days include the provision of arts and crafts, exercise sessions, poetry readings and more.