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Day: April 27, 2020

VIRUS: £60,000 FOR FAMILIES OF NHS AND CARE STAFF WHO DIED

April 27, 2020 heaneymedia

The health secretary told the daily Downing Street briefing that 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff had died with the virus so far.

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DOUBTS EMERGE AGAIN ABOUT FUTURE OF THE VALE

April 27, 2020 heaneymedia

The Vale is the only hospital in this part of the Health Board area to have been left out of the placements for 121 student medics, who arrived at the hospitals today to assist in the battle with coronavirus.

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JUNIOR DOCTORS BY-PASS THE VALE HOSPITAL

April 27, 2020 heaneymedia

None of these juniors will be placed at Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria, which seems permanently to be under threat of having services reduced or withdrawn altogether, despite West Dunbartonshire Council having “loaned” the “cash strapped” Health and Social Care Partnership £1.2 million in a recent deal.

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VIRUS: ONE MINUTE’S SILENCE AT 11am TOMORROW

April 27, 2020 heaneymedia

Further 13 deaths from Covid-19 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith. By Bill Heaney First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today that

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SNP COUNCIL BLAME VIRUS FOR CARER CRISIS

April 27, 2020 heaneymedia

BBC Disclosure BBC Scotland goes out tonight MONDAY AT 7.30PM

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SNP NO MORE NOW REAL POSSIBILITY, SAYS SILLARS

April 27, 2020 heaneymedia

The cult of personality, the obsessive desire of leaders for complete control of the membership and parliamentarians, the growth of a clique of acolytes, one-person rule – there has been a rot growing at the heart of this organisation for years.

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FIRST COMMUNION SEASON IS HERE …

FIRST COMMUNION SEASON IS HERE …
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 The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families

 The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families

The Weekender Returns for 2026 – Subsidised Places Open for Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families Young people aged 14 – 17 are invited to

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Journalists ‘banned’ from John Swinney election count floor by SNP-run council …

Journalists ‘banned’ from John Swinney election count floor by SNP-run council …

The NUJ has criticised restrictions imposed on journalists, stopping them from accurately covering the count Perth and Kinross Council has restricted journalists from covering the

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Help us to develop our Draft Strategy for Palliative Care and Care around Dying

Help us to develop our Draft Strategy for Palliative Care and Care around Dying

by Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), in partnership with local HSCPs and Hospices, has been working on the development of a draft

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ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON

ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON

And Marie McNair keeps the SNP happy in Clydebank … by Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie was in seventh heaven tonight. The tears Jackie had shed

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Cheers for mum crossing the finish line at the Royal Hospital for Children …

Cheers for mum crossing the finish line at the Royal Hospital for Children …

by Lucy Ashton One year ago, five-year-old Lachie Macdonald received life-saving cardiac surgery at the Royal Hospital for Children, which takes patients from West Dunbartonshire

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BOOKS: A surprising and captivating history of Presbyterian life in eighteenth century Ulster

BOOKS: A surprising and captivating history of Presbyterian life in eighteenth century Ulster

Society Unholy Thoughts A skilful excavation of the ‘Presbyterian archive’ has produced a surprising and captivating history of Presbyterian life in eighteenth-century Ulster, a veritable

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LOUISE AND MARTYN COMPLETE LONDON MARATHON FOR ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE

LOUISE AND MARTYN COMPLETE LONDON MARATHON FOR ST MARGARET’S HOSPICE

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We are incredibly proud to shine a spotlight on Martyn McGinlay and Louise McGinlay, two amazing supporters who recently completed

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