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Human Trafficking: The Role of Healthcare Professionals in the fight against the trafficking of persons is organized by eMedEvents Corporation from Jun 27, 2022 - Jun 27, 2023

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on government proposals to eliminate modern slavery from the NHS supply chain. This initiative follows a recent government review which revealed that over 21 per cent of NHS suppliers are at high risk of involving modern slavery in the procurement of medical equipment, particularly surgical instruments, gloves, gowns, uniforms, and face masks. The proposed measures would require public bodies procuring goods and services for the NHS to work with suppliers to identify risks and put forward solutions. These new regulations would apply to all public bodies procuring health goods and services, including NHS trusts, integrated care boards, and local authorities. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: "The NHS is a public service built on compassion and equality, values which are completely antithetical to the heinous evil of modern slavery." "These new measures will ensure vital checks are made and public bodies act to stamp out the crimes of slavery and human trafficking." He also stated that his government will ensure the NHS leads the fight against modern slavery.

A drug dealer who was operating as an "unlicensed chemist" and selling prescription drugs online has been jailed for six years, according to Essex Police. The convict, identified as 49-year-old Christopher Depp, aka David Jones, was supplying a range of drugs from his home to "vulnerable people" using the postal service, local police revealed on Friday (February 16). Police conducted a search operation at his address in Wood Street, Chelmsford, in July last year and found more than 50,000 pills and tablets of varying types, stashed in toolboxes and spaces around the property. To process the large-scale sale and shipping of controlled drugs across the UK, Depp had set up a room in his property as an office space. He promoted the sale of medications through various social media platforms and messaging applications, and accepted payment from his large customer base using "fraudulently obtained" bank accounts.

Three Wembley drug gang members have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale importation and distribution of unregulated pharmaceutical drugs into the UK from India. Salman Ansari, 33, and his wife Juhi Ansari, 32, of Central Road, Wembley, were among the defendants who were found guilty after a six- week trial and sentenced on 25 October at Southwark Crown Court. Salman and another gang member Waqas Saleem, 33, of Sylvia Gardens, Wembley, were found guilty of 12 counts of possession with intent to supply drugs (Class A, B and C), one count of conspiracy to supply Class C and one count of money laundering. While Salman received a six-year prison sentence, Waqas Saleem was sentenced to two and a half years. Juhi was found guilty of one count of money laundering and received a suspended sentence, requiring her to complete 100 hours unpaid work and 25 days rehab. During the operation, the City of London Police seized over 730kg of drugs, including opioids and benzodiazepines, which are commonly misused for their sedation effect and can be fatal when combined.