Hearing that unpaid carers in scotland save the public purse almost £16billion p.a. @VOCALEdinburgh - if even a fraction of that was reinvested in their support it would be truly transformative.
Pennie Taylor
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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.
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@VOCALEdinburgh today brings together carers, practitioners and third sector partners to address the rising cost of unpaid caring. Hearing about the yawning gap between policy intent and real-life experience - need for solutions.
@GlasgowCC You are a complete disgrace - just got off a train at Queen Street. No taxis anywhere. Misleading signs to a non-existent rank. What do people who have mobility problems do? Sort it out! This cannot go on.
Derek Feeley tells #allianceconf26 that we need to shift the balance of power to achieve social care progress in Scotland. #hopetoaction
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!
