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• NHS COVID-19 vaccine passport scam sent to holidaymakers

  07-07-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has been made aware of a phoney email clad in NHS branding, informing the recipient that they can supposedly apply for a digital vaccine passport. The message claims that the so-called “Coronavirus Digital Passport” proves that you have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and “allow(s) you to travel safely and freely around the world without having to self-isolate.”The email message links to a website built to look like an off
  
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• Epidemic of violence against women under way in England and Wales – report

  07-07-2021 14:08
  
  Radical shift needed in how police tackle crimes disproportionately affecting female victims, says watchdogWomen and girls are being subjected to an epidemic of violence that requires a “radical and bold” shift in how authorities in England and Wales tackle crimes that disproportionately affect female victims, a police watchdog has warned.In an interim report, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) calls for councils, schools, health a
  
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• Harwich care home achieves ‘Beacon Status’ with Gold Standards Framework

  07-07-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The team at Lime Court Care Home in Harwich have been celebrating after receiving the news that they have passed their recent accreditation with the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) to achieve a ‘Beacon Status’.The GSF is a practical systematic, evidence-based approach to optimizing care for all people nearing the end of life, given by  front-line care providers.  GSF is accredited following in-depth monitoring to ensure team members continue to  deliver high quality car
  
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• Smartbox and CareTech deliver first of its kind project ‘100 Voices’

  07-07-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Assistive technology specialist Smartbox and CareTech, one of the UK’s leading Adult’s Services providers, are collaborating on a major new project named ‘100 Voices’. The initiative will explore the relationship between access to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and the positive outcomes for adults with communication difficulties in CareTech services across the UK.CareTech are one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist Adult services that inclu
  
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