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Four Seasons cuts dementia drug use as sector awaits review
It is a year since the Department of Health announced a review of the use of antipsychotic drugs to manage the behaviour of people with dementia,.... more
(16 June 2009 16:36)
Risk Factor: rehabilitating a brain-injured woman
Weighing up the risks ● Desire to give up alcohol Joan is physically able and says she does not want to drink alcohol again. ●... more
(06 June 2009 10:11)
Risk Factor: A teenage girl who self-harms
Weighing up the risks ● Forest placement offered a calm space Renata arrived in a state of crisis. She needed a service that met her needs... more
(19 June 2009 10:10)
Deputy commissioner urges tougher degree entry standards
Deputy children's commissioner for England Sue Berelowitz (pictured left) has called for entry requirements to the social work degree to be.... more
(30 June 2009 17:50)
Welsh bid for lower and more consistent care charges
The Welsh government has unveiled plans to cut local authority charges for non-residential care services and limit current inconsistencies in rates.... more
(30 June 2009 17:14)
Government urged to treble dementia research spending
The country's two biggest dementia charities today urged the government to treble investment on research into the disease within the next five years.... more
(30 June 2009 13:19)
Migrant staff play vital role but face abuse and pay bias
Migrant care workers face pay discrimination, service user hostility and a lack of government recognition, despite the sector's increasing dependence.... more
(30 June 2009 12:08)
'Social workers put off Doncaster by negative publicity'
Bad publicity about the deaths of children known to Doncaster agencies is deterring social workers from applying for jobs in the council, the.... more
(30 June 2009 12:02)
People with depression lack access to exercise therapy
People with depression are losing out on potentially beneficial exercise therapy because of a lack of schemes for health professionals to refer.... more
(30 June 2009 11:56)
'Councils must refocus learning disability money on job support'
The costs of the government's employment strategy for people with learning disabilities can be met from existing funds, the government's national.... more
(30 June 2009 10:42)
Khyra Ishaq: Accused face retrial after jury discharged
The trial of two people accused of starving seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq to death has been halted after three members of the jury were discharged. more
(30 June 2009 11:32)
Benefits axe for young people who refuse jobs
Other stories include Labour manifesto: extra 20,000 affordable homes over two years. more
(30 June 2009 10:17)
News round-up: Benefits axe for young people who refuse jobs
Other stories include Labour manifesto: extra 20,000 affordable homes over two years. more
(30 June 2009 09:54)
Draft Queen's Speech promises action on failing Yots
The government today proposed to introduce legislation in the next year to ensure failing youth offending teams improve, open up the family courts to.... more
(29 June 2009 18:06)
Government rejects national fees for foster carers
The government has rejected a proposal from MPs to introduce national fee levels for foster carers. more
(29 June 2009 17:19)
Personalisation Conferences
Community Care will be holding a conference on the personalisation agenda later this year in November or December. Further details will be made.... more
(29 June 2009 16:17)
Helping people with mental health problems who are in debt
People with mental health problems are often prone to
debt and practitioners need to be aware of solutions for service users in this position. Vern.... more
(29 June 2009 15:36)
Career clinic: coping with redundancy
Q: I am about to be made redundant because the voluntary organisation I work for hasn't managed to secure funding. I want to remain in the sector,.... more
(29 June 2009 14:10)
Safeguarding children boards struggle with 'inadequate' funds
Local safeguarding children boards are struggling to carry out their statutory duties due to a lack of resources, according to a.... more
(29 June 2009 12:58)
Letters to Community Care 2 July 2009
am employed as a personal carer by the social services department of a council having been employed for 10 years with qualifications at NVQ Levels 2.... more
(29 June 2009 12:39)
Money magic: turning your old car into cash
Scrapping that pile of junk outside your home could be lucrative, but there are several 'ifs', says Paul Lewis
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(29 June 2009 12:05)
Child trafficking and local authorities duties
All UK public bodies have new responsibilities when it comes to dealing with child trafficking. Will they help to protect children at risk of.... more
(29 June 2009 11:46)
News round up: Parents of unruly children face £1,000 fines
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Public sector pensions 'cost £1.2tn'; Lambeth primary to take its teens to home counties boarding school more
(29 June 2009 08:19)
Parents of unruly children face £1,000 fines
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Public sector pensions 'cost £1.2tn'; Lambeth primary to take its teens to home counties boarding school more
(29 June 2009 08:18)
Take a Break launches Thank God For Social Workers campaign
The leading women's real-life magazine today declares its support for the social work profession on its front cover. Take a Break is backing.... more
(25 June 2009 16:14)
Most serious case reviews 'of limited benefit'
Most serious case reviews are of "limited benefit" because they fail to provide enough information about how and why children die or suffer serious.... more
(25 June 2009 15:01)
Adult care: Data barriers hamper council workforce planning
Data collection barriers are hampering councils' efforts to ensure adult social care workforce plans are in line with their strategies to develop.... more
(26 June 2009 00:43)
Progress Reports on Personal Budgets
Separate reports have looked into the introduction of personal budgets in five local authorities. Alison Petch sums up the findings
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(26 June 2009 14:25)
Rise in jail numbers 'due to health and care investment failures'
The government's failure to invest in health and social care has fuelled the rise in prison population since Labour came to power, according to a.... more
(26 June 2009 14:33)
MPs' expenses anger shows public need educating on personalisation
With public money under increasing scrutiny, we have the makings of a lively debate on how personal budgets are spent, writes Geoff Ettridge
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(26 June 2009 12:34)
Get tax credit claim in early
Waiting until the end of the tax year to make new tax credit claims could see people whose income has fallen miss out, advises Gary Vaux
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(26 June 2009 12:42)
Sue Ryder Care: specialist support for bereaved children
Two hospice charities in Leeds are offering a much-needed bereavement support service for children affected by relatives' deaths in the city. .... more
(26 June 2009 12:04)
The pros and cons of being a service user and a social worker
From service user to social worker: three professionals tell Louise Tickle how and why they made the transition
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(26 June 2009 12:17)
Book Review: Excellence in Practice Development
An Introduction to Excellence in Practice Development... more
(26 June 2009 12:17)
Book Review: Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults, Criminal Justice... more
(26 June 2009 12:16)
Politicians rally to social workers' cause in Scottish debate
Politicians rallied to the cause of Scotland’s social workers and attacked the scapegoating of individual practitioners in a special debate at the.... more
(26 June 2009 12:00)
Book review: Manicdotes
Manicdotes ★★★★★ Chris Joseph,... more
(26 June 2009 11:34)
What will the Tories do if they win the next election?
The prospect of a Conservative government need not mean doom and gloom for social workers, writes Andrew Mickel
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(26 June 2009 11:06)
End of Life Care: Key skills for care staff defined
Skills for Care and Skills for Health today defined a "baseline" set of skills for all staff working with people approaching the end of their lives. more
(26 June 2009 07:54)
'Spend cash on care not prisons'
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Alcohol causes one in ten European deaths; Nurse 'shouted at elderly woman and stripped her in full view.... more
(26 June 2009 07:21)
News round up: 'Spend cash on care not prisons'
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Alcohol causes one in ten European deaths; Nurse 'shouted at elderly woman and stripped her in full view.... more
(26 June 2009 07:21)
Doncaster agencies 'failed' Amy Howson and Alfie Goddard
Agencies across Doncaster were criticised for failing to protect two children who were later murdered by their fathers, in serious case reviews.... more
(25 June 2009 16:49)
Unison/BASW: Scottish social workers need more resources
Unison and the British Association of Social Workers today urged the Scottish government and employers to boost resources and support for frontline.... more
(25 June 2009 11:50)
Thousands of elderly cancer patients 'dying prematurely'
Other stories include worker with false arm ‘banished to stock room’. more
(25 June 2009 10:00)
News round-up: Elderly cancer patients 'dying prematurely'
Other stories include worker with false arm ‘banished to stock room’. more
(25 June 2009 09:59)
Migrant care workers facing discrimination and hostility
Migrant care workers are facing "widespread discrimination in pay and working conditions" and hostility from some older people, despite the sector's.... more
(25 June 2009 00:01)
Child poverty: Welsh government urged to overhaul strategy
The Welsh government has been urged to radically revamp its child poverty strategy following the news that the number of children living in poverty.... more
(25 June 2009 00:01)
Adult social care green paper due out in July
The long-awaited green paper on adult social care funding will be published next month, health secretary Andy Burnham confirmed yesterday in.... more
(24 June 2009 17:46)
Dead Newport four-year-old was on child protection register
A four-year-old girl who was found dead at her home in Newport had been taken off the child protection register two years previously, it has been.... more
(24 June 2009 17:18)
Social services rapped over response to sexualised behaviour
An Ofsted report into school exclusions of pupils aged four to seven has uncovered a “worrying lack of response” by some social workers after.... more
(24 June 2009 17:12)
