Pennie Taylor
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Pennie Taylor
@ptupdate
Freelance journalist, health and social care specialist. Former BBC Sc. health corr, and briefly head of comms for an NHS Trust. So knows how it really works.
Scotland Katılım Eylül 2009
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Springburn Winter Gardens Trust has secured £1,129,059 from the Scottish Government Regeneration Capital Grant Fund to finally begin the restoration of our A-listed hothouse.
Thanks to our trustees and all supporters who have helped us to reach this big milestone for Springburn!

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Derek Feeley tells #allianceconf26 that we need to shift the balance of power to achieve social care progress in Scotland. #hopetoaction
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On #scotnight
🔷 Does access to palliative care in Scotland need to be improved? @ptupdate and Narmadha Kali Vanan
🔷 The war in Iran and the Middle East continues - are there any signs of the hostilities ending?
🔷Inverness bids to become the next UK City of Culture - @mrlochness27 joins us
📺 STV at 10:40pm
📱 player.stv.tv
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Great to be chairing #DigiHealthCare26 @HolyroodEvents - widespread agreement that we need to be doing more in Scotland. EG Prevention could be tailored and targeted digitally - just need to make it happen!

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After quoting Nigel Farage my replies were a binfire of folk who think 30% of Glasgow pupils are new to English - it’s 4.6%.
Pupils with EAL outperform their monolingual peers across attainment measures and are a boon for Glasgow classrooms
Here’s why 👇
scotsman.com/education/our-…
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here is my next column @barrheadnews
Over half of disabled people in UK avoid gigs due to poor accessibility and more represenation for people with a disability in TV adds
@lokiscottishrap @ptupdate @DisabledInTV

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On #scotnight
🔷 @selenajackson_ gains an insight into the challenges facing Scotland's social care sector
🔷 @ptupdate, @Murray_Leith & @AttaYaqub join us in the studio to put the week in focus
📺 STV at 8:30pm / player.stv.tv

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Thank you. We received no information before the bins appeared. Good to know.
Glasgow City Council Help@MyGlasgowCC
@ptupdate Hi Pennie, the kerbside grey bin service is for the collection of plastics, metals, cartons, soft plastics and film. The blue bin is for paper and cardboard. More information can be found here glasgow.gov.uk/article/8293/G…. Thanks ^ C
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@MyGlasgowCC Just received a new black recycling bin - does this replace the blue recycling bin? If so, how do I dispose of the old one? Thanks.
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This book by David Walsh and @gerrymccartney1 has been referenced many times @ALLIANCEScot annual event. It is a powerful read.

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At the @ALLIANCEScot annual conf with @CHSScotland & catching up with our MC for the day @ptupdate before we kick off - looking forward to engaging in discussions & seeing colleagues #OurVoicesMatter #NoLifeHalfLived

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Looking forward to a cracking day of discussion with @ALLIANCEScot members - and Sir Michael Marmot, public health guru.

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@ALLIANCEScot @neilcgray @MichaelMarmot @JCJudson @joannamacdona16 @Shabir_Beg_OBE Really looking forward to it.
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Register for #OurVoicesMatter conference (next Wed) where we'll put health and social care under the microscope. Hear from @neilcgray @MichaelMarmot @JCJudson @joannamacdona16 Margaret Moncrieff @Shabir_Beg_OBE @ptupdate & others. Full agenda > alliance-scotland.org.uk/alliance-annua…
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Awaiting arrival of first speakers @CIH_events Scotland’s Housing Festival @EICC among them, former FM @NicolaSturgeon who will be focusing on leadership.
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Looking forward to catching up with digi tech developments in health and social care @HolyroodConnect #DigiHealthCare25 - politicians, clinicians and techy types in the spotlight today.
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📢🗞️Some personal news: Sad to say, after more than 16 years, 8 covering health, today is my last day at @heraldscotland and - for now - my last day as a journalist. It's been an absolute blast, so I'll simply sign off with one of my favourite stories👇
heraldscotland.com/news/17782880.…
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