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Practice panel - The family of a woman of 84 are at a loss at what to do when, despite her strong desire to live at home, it becomes clear she is unable to live independently
The family of a woman of 84 are at a loss at what to do when, despite her strong desire to live at home, it becomes clear she is unable to live.... more
(06 July 2009 09:27)
Adult green paper: Government outlines national care service
The government today proposed to establish a national care service in which anyone who meets a new England-wide eligibility threshold will be.... more
(14 July 2009 15:31)
DCSF pushes for SCRs to focus on learning lessons
The Department for Children, Schools and Families today produced draft revised guidance on serious case reviews to ensure they help agencies learn.... more
(31 July 2009 14:03)
Disability groups play down assisted suicide judgement
An anti-assisted suicide alliance including disability groups has played down the significance of a Law Lords judgement which will provide relatives.... more
(31 July 2009 12:06)
National Autistic Society angry over Gary McKinnon decision
The National Autistic Society has expressed its anger and disappointment after a man with Asperger syndrome lost a High Court bid to prevent his.... more
(31 July 2009 11:36)
Expert endorses MPs' proposal for chief social workers
An expert has backed calls from MPs this week for chief social workers to be appointed within local authorities to provide professional leadership to.... more
(31 July 2009 09:55)
V
This government-established charity came into being in May 2006 in the wake of the Russell Commission on youth volunteering with a strong emphasis.... more
(31 July 2009 09:24)
Supporting People
This programme aims to improve the quality of the lives of vulnerable people – from young people to older people with learning disabilities by.... more
(31 July 2009 09:11)
Social Exclusion Task Force
The task force succeeded one of the best known and earliest of the new departmental agencies, the Social Exclusion Unit , in June 2006 and has.... more
(31 July 2009 09:01)
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Known as SCIE (pronounced “sky”), it is an independent charity, established by government and funded by the Department of Health, the Northern.... more
(31 July 2009 08:49)
Skills for Justice
SfJ, a dedicated sector skills council, was created as part of the government’s initiative to raise skills levels and set national standards in.... more
(31 July 2009 08:34)
GSCC backs new roles and tasks of social workers project
The General Social Care Council has backed a new project to define the roles and tasks of social workers, 16 months after it produced a similar.... more
(31 July 2009 08:12)
News round up: Twice as many four-year-olds excluded
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Evil lover of mum beat tot to death; Therapist who had affair with addicted patient is sacked by.... more
(31 July 2009 07:26)
Twice as many four-year-olds excluded from school
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Evil lover of mum beat tot to death; Therapist who had affair with addicted patient is sacked by.... more
(31 July 2009 07:26)
Skills for Care
The Training Organisation for Personal Social Services England (TOPSS) was renamed Skills for Care in April 2005. It is the older sibling of all the.... more
(30 July 2009 14:47)
Public service agreements
Interestingly, the agreements - strictly speaking, Local Public Service Agreements – are a joint initiative by Whitehall and local government.... more
(30 July 2009 14:42)
Primary care trusts
PCTs sit at the heart of plans to devolve health care delivery and the development of services to local communities and to unify primary health and.... more
(30 July 2009 14:35)
Office of the Third Sector
The OTS was created in May 2006 by the amalgamation of the Home Office’s Active Communities Directorate and the Social Enterprise Unit of the.... more
(30 July 2009 14:20)
New Deal for Communities
As the other New Deal programmes assist individuals, this one is collective. Key to the government’s strategy to tackle multiple deprivation in the.... more
(30 July 2009 14:11)
New Deal
This is part of the government’s welfare to work strategy. It was created to help unemployed people into work by closing the gap between the skills.... more
(30 July 2009 14:05)
Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chests
Part of the government’s strategy for neighbourhood renewal and within the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (qv), the community chests are to stimulate.... more
(30 July 2009 13:58)
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
The unit came directly from the government’s document New Commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal: A National Strategy Action Plan , launched by.... more
(30 July 2009 13:52)
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
The NTA is a special health authority set up in 2001 to increase the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in.... more
(30 July 2009 13:40)
National service frameworks
Launched in April 1998, NSFs set and promote clear national standards for services for improvement and to reduce unacceptable variations in care and.... more
(30 July 2009 10:27)
National Probation Service
This was one of the most radical changes when, in April 2001, the government created the service as an executive arm of the Home Office. This.... more
(30 July 2009 10:20)
National Offender Management Service
NOMS came into being in 2004 after a review of correctional services by No 10, the Treasury and the Home Office. This identified gaps in the work of.... more
(30 July 2009 10:14)
National Family and Parenting Institute
This was an early creation of the then new Labour government in 1999. It was established as an independent charity, with financial backing from the.... more
(30 July 2009 10:10)
MPs demand overhaul of social work training system
MPs today called for an overhaul of the system of social work training at all levels describing it as "not fit for purpose". more
(30 July 2009 08:11)
Budget squeeze hits asylum seekers
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Social work courses too easy to pass, say MPs; Judge throws out case of 'loving mother' accused of.... more
(30 July 2009 07:43)
News round up: Budget squeeze hits asylum seekers
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Social work courses too easy to pass, say MPs; Judge throws out case of 'loving mother' accused of.... more
(30 July 2009 07:42)
Exclusive research: Ageing workforce threatens staff shortage
Social work could face a major staff shortage in the future unless there is a "fundamental improvement" to working conditions and the profession's.... more
(30 July 2009 07:23)
'Unsatisfactory' social work pay levels prompt calls for a review
Social work leaders have called for a major review of the profession's pay, saying the average £32,000 salary reported by respondents to a Community.... more
(30 July 2009 07:20)
Social workers say 'we are underpaid and over-worked'
Social workers in the UK are over-worked, under-supported but mostly satisfied with their jobs, according to exclusive research carried out by.... more
(30 July 2009 07:18)
Survey reveals social workers' poor working conditions
Social work has long relied on the goodwill and dedication of its practitioners but our exclusive survey finds that they are less than happy with.... more
(30 July 2009 07:15)
ADCS welcomes Ofsted shift on unannounced probes
The Association of Directors of Children's Services has welcomed Ofsted's decision to revise how it reports on its new unannounced safeguarding.... more
(30 July 2009 00:02)
Taskforce survey: Social workers feel 'tied up in bureaucracy'
An overwhelming majority of social workers feel overstretched by staff shortages and tied up in bureaucracy, according to an online survey conducted.... more
(30 July 2009 00:01)
Doncaster uses better pay to tempt child social workers
Doncaster Council has started to tackle its high children's social worker vacancy rate, including through better pay, according to director Gareth.... more
(30 July 2009 00:01)
Shelter: More than a million children in overcrowded housing
The number of children in England living in overcrowded housing has breached the million barrier for the first time, housing charity Shelter has.... more
(29 July 2009 15:23)
Future of Scie, GSCC and Skills for Care remains undecided
The government's decision on the future of the General Social Care Council, Skills for Care and the Social Care Institute for Excellence has been.... more
(29 July 2009 15:07)
GSCC's role under spotlight following Wardle suspension
An urgent review will seek to restore public confidence in the social care watchdog after the supsension of its chief executive. more
(29 July 2009 11:49)
Taskforce issues call for national college of social work
The Social Work Task Force, chaired by Moira Gibb, today called for the formation of a national college of social work as a first step towards.... more
(29 July 2009 09:49)
£1bn fund to help the young find jobs
Other headlines in today's papers include: Murders committed by people with mental health problems rise; Ministers back plans for a national social.... more
(29 July 2009 09:31)
News round up: £1bn fund to help the young find jobs
Other headlines in today's papers include: Murders committed by people with mental health problems rise; Ministers back plans for a national social.... more
(29 July 2009 09:31)
Sainsbury Centre: Too few offenders get mental health orders
Less than 1% of offenders in the community are being referred for mental health treatment despite high levels of need, the Sainsbury Centre for.... more
(28 July 2009 14:30)
CWDC issues fresh guidance on integrated working for children
The Children's Workforce Development Council has produced fresh guidance for children's practitioners and managers on working across agencies to.... more
(28 July 2009 13:53)
Demos: Personalisation key to tackling public funds drought
Councils can combat forthcoming cuts in public spending through personalisation, investment in preventive services and closer working with other.... more
(28 July 2009 13:30)
Alan Johnson urged to halt deportation of disabled man
Campaigners are calling on home secretary Alan Johnson to stop the deportation of a disabled failed asylum seeker this evening. more
(28 July 2009 12:54)
Equality commission resignations leave 'void' in expertise
Disability expertise must be urgently replaced at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, campaigners have urged, following the resignations of.... more
(28 July 2009 10:49)
Ofsted 'not good enough' to protect children
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Trevor Phillips has made equalities commission 'a laughing stock'; Coroner blames cut-price alcohol for.... more
(28 July 2009 08:38)
News round up: Ofsted 'not good enough' to protect children
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Trevor Phillips has made equalities commission 'a laughing stock'; Coroner blames cut-price alcohol for.... more
(28 July 2009 08:37)
