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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... The findings will influence Ofcom’s advice to the Department for Culture Media & Sport on the design of the broadband universal service obligation (USO), announced in the Queen’s speech 2016. Introduction
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June 2016 Over the last ten years a shocking quarter of a million older people have died from the cold –1 older person every 7 minutes and at the root of this problem are cold, poorly insulated homes. The ... ONS figures show that over the winter of 2014/15 there were a staggering 40,800 excess winter deaths among the over 65s from cold-related illness The majority of deaths occurred among people aged 75 and
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creating safer communities for survivors of domestic abuse The Change That Lasts Ask Me project was developed in partnership between Women’s Aid Federation of England and Welsh Women’sAid. Funded by: In ... know about abuse, and that they can act as gate openers or gate closers in terms of help seeking.” Finding the Cost of Freedom, 2014 What’s involved? Community ambassadors attend a free training course
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Protocol was developed in response to a significant increase in vulnerable adults becoming a victim of a scam or fraud. • The Banking Protocol is a partnership between UK financial institutions, law enforcement ... London branches in October 2016 and is now live across all 43 police forces in the UK. • The key aims of this partnership are: o To identify individuals who are tricked into going into their local branch
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Covid-19 rules. After a year in which visiting care homes has been significantly restricted because of Covid-19 regulations, we know that friends and / or family are keen to be able to return to visiting ... the Care Home with arrangements to facilitate visiting • Welcoming visitors on the day, ensuring use of distancing, masks and sanitiser as appropriate • Other activities that support smooth and safe visiting
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Covid-19 rules. After a year in which visiting care homes has been significantly restricted because of Covid-19 regulations, we know that friends and / or family are keen to be able to return to visiting ... the Care Home with arrangements to facilitate visiting • Welcoming visitors on the day, ensuring use of distancing, masks and sanitiser as appropriate • Other activities that support smooth and safe visiting
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wishes. They can think about the future or create a dream where anything is possible! • Print out photos of residents’ faces • Once this is done, talk to each resident about what they’d love to do most in ... creating a picture using clay as a canvas: • Create a square of clay 15cm x 15cm and about half an inch thick • Give residents a selection of stones, shells, twigs, paperclips, whatever-youcan-find, and
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Christmas dinner? 5. What type of pudding is asked for in the popular Christmas carol, ‘We wish you a merry Christmas’? 6. What ingredient is traditionally layered under the icing of a Christmas cake? 7. What ... What do you call the Christmas dinner favourites that are made of sausages wrapped in bacon? 8. Which country produces the most cinnamon? 9. Which spirit is added to butter and served with Christmas
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