The Panel with Paula Penfold & Phil O'Reilly (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Paula Penfold & Phil O'Reilly. The three of them discuss: a lack of funding for hospice care. Plus, do we need to re -think how we provide training for apprentices?
Paula Penfold is an investigative journalist at stuff
Phil O'Reilly is a global business leader, advocate and MD of Iron Duke Partners
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