Articles by Date : November 01 2007 - November 30 2007

GSCC roles and tasks of social workers document ignites debate
"Bland" and "woolly" are just two words that have been used to describe the Statement of Social Work Roles and Tasks. But the final draft has also.... more
(20 November 2007 10:48)

Mother of Joseph Scholes hits out at prison failures
The mother of a 16-year-old boy who died at Stoke Heath Young Offender Institution has criticised the YOI for failing to improve five years on from.... more
(15 November 2007 08:25)

A personal experience of restraint
The Howard League for Penal Reform has published a young girl's personal account of restraint more
(30 November 2007 15:59)

GSCC strikes social worker off register after harassing couple
A General Social Care Council conduct committee has struck an Oxfordshire social worker of the register after hearing how he had harassed a couple.... more
(30 November 2007 15:04)

Adult care services may still be rated after scrapping of stars
Councils may still receive a score for their performance in adult social care following next year's final star ratings, it has emerged. more
(30 November 2007 13:21)

Let pharmacists prescribe cocaine
Other headlines today include:- Ban on paying for sex comes a step nearer; 1,500 under-14s in hospital for booze; Stealth curriculum is ‘threat to.... more
(30 November 2007 12:41)

Help the Aged: Unclaimed benefits cost pensioners up to £50k each
Help the Aged has said individual pensioners could lose out on up to £50,000 over a lifetime by not claiming benefits. more
(30 November 2007 12:34)

Health and justice strategy calls on police to access social care
Police stations could be required to provide access to social care for offenders in need, under the government's Improving Health, Supporting Justice.... more
(30 November 2007 12:21)

Prison Service: 15-year-old found dead at Lancaster Farms YOI
A 15-year-old boy was found hanging in his cell at Lancaster Farms Young Offender Institution in the early hours of yesterday morning. more
(29 November 2007 17:45)

Peter Hain backs Remploy plan to close 28 factories
Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain today gave the green light to Remploy's plan to close 28 of its 83 factories, which collectively employ 5,000.... more
(29 November 2007 15:17)

Star ratings: reactions from councils
Councils from across England comment on their performance in this year's star ratings. more
(29 November 2007 14:03)

Hain to reveal Remploy cuts
Other headlines today include:- Teenage burglar on electronic tag battered woman to death; How Treehouse stops my son being dragged under by autism;.... more
(29 November 2007 10:15)

Eating for Health in Care Homes: A Practical Nutrition Handbook
For anyone who has an involvement or interest in the nutritional health of older people this handbook will be useful. For every care home worker it.... more
(29 November 2007 09:26)

Being a Grandparent: Research Evidence, Key Themes and Policy Recommendations
Bob Broad has done well to find and review 122 articles and books on an increasingly important topic – the issues faced in being a grandparent and.... more
(29 November 2007 09:20)

Star ratings
Councils improve in 2007 star ratings Star ratings: reactions from councils Adass head: Government must acknowledge council.... more
(29 November 2007 09:01)

Star ratings: Councils improve but 12 still cause CSCI concern
Adult social care services in England have improved overall for the fifth year running, but just nine out of 21 councils designated as a priority for.... more
(29 November 2007 08:50)

Adass head: Government must acknowledge council success
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services' performance policy head has called on the government to acknowledge councils' successes, as.... more
(29 November 2007 08:32)

Personal and social care support service for a supported living project in Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire County Council is looking for EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST to provide care and management support to a small group of tenants with severe.... more
(28 November 2007 18:27)

Editorial Comment: The eligibility crisis
While most councils continue to tighten their eligibility criteria for social care, some appear keen to buck the trend. more
(29 November 2007 00:00)

Reviews
Being a Grandparent: Research Evidence, Key Themes and Policy Recommendations ★★★★★ Bob Broad, The Grandparents Association ISBN 978-0-952026785,.... more
(29 November 2007 18:03)

Career Clinic
My Christmas leave has been taken away more
(29 November 2007 00:00)

Trainers for Change: People with learning disabilities train staff
A group of people with learning disabilities is providing expert advice to professionals about their needs, reports David Callaghan more
(28 November 2007 17:52)

Charities must amalgamate to lobby successfully
Many disabilities charities are small and lack clout. Building alliances to maximise lobbying power makes sense, says Robin Van den Hende more
(28 November 2007 17:42)

Dual sensory impairment in older people
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(28 November 2007 17:40)

Practitioners' Messages
● Rising life expectancy and increasing numbers of older people means more individuals are affected by dual sensory impairment. ● Raising.... more
(28 November 2007 17:33)

Research abstracts: Findings on dual sensory loss
Title: The effects of single and dual sensory loss on symptoms of depression in the elderly. Author: Capella-McDonnall, Michele E .... more
(28 November 2007 16:55)

Providers to get results-based payments to help jobless into work
The government will pay private and voluntary organisations by results to secure employment for the long-term unemployed, the work and pensions.... more
(28 November 2007 16:51)

John Bolton and Glen Mason: Behan's right hand men
There are hopes that the arrival of two big hitting former council social services directors at the Department of Health's social care directorate.... more
(28 November 2007 16:47)

Networking: helping practitioners and service users connect with like-minded people
This week's network hub: The National Complaints Managers Group Founded: May 1996 History: The constitution of the National Complaints.... more
(28 November 2007 16:24)

The complaints system is changing but will it improve?
A manager explains how complaints procedures are affected by the fluid social care landscape more
(28 November 2007 16:21)

HIV: half of patients experience discrimination from health staff
Half of people living with HIV have experienced discrimination from healthcare workers, according to a study. more
(29 November 2007 00:01)

People with mental illness to receive £13m to help them into work
The government will invest £13m over the next three years to support people with mental health problems secure employment, the Work and Pensions.... more
(28 November 2007 15:48)

Lifestyle review: Hilarious take on the idiosyncratic quirks of being deaf
Nicholas Padden finds plenty to laugh about in sign language more
(28 November 2007 15:43)

On the move
Latest movers and shakers in the social care field more
(28 November 2007 15:37)

Care Bill: Lords call to extend foster care until 21
Lords are seeking to amend The Children and Young People’s Bill to ensure looked-after children can stay with their foster carers until the age of.... more
(28 November 2007 15:31)

Should faith groups get involved in local services
Religious groups' involvement in local issues can be controversial, but with support could lead to better integrated and more secure communities,.... more
(28 November 2007 15:25)

Case Study - Alison Licorish
How faith groups could help fill gaps in services more
(28 November 2007 15:19)

GSCC conduct hearing: Social worker accused of harassing couple
A woman who was allegedly subjected to a campaign of harassment by a social worker has told a General Social Care Council conduct committee that her.... more
(28 November 2007 14:59)

The effect of family poverty on children
How do children react to finding themselves living in poverty? Here, June Statham reviews a major study of UK families' experiences of being poor, a.... more
(29 November 2007 00:55)

Practice Implications
Linked to "The effect of family poverty on children" more
(28 November 2007 14:43)

Care leavers' parenting skills doubted by social workers
The joys of parenthood are dashed for many young care leavers who start a family because of what they see as over-intrusive social workers, writes.... more
(28 November 2007 14:35)

Leeds housing delays left disabled woman confined for two years
Leeds City Council failed to meet the needs of a profoundly disabled woman, who was confined to the front room of her house for two years, a Local.... more
(28 November 2007 14:32)

Case Study - Leanne O'Connor
Having left care when she was 18, Leanne O'Connor was considered a care leaver until she was 21, by which time she had three children, now aged five,.... more
(28 November 2007 14:24)

Hilton Dawson on Shaftesbury Young People and policy
Shaftesbury Young People's chief executive is former MP Hilton Dawson. Here, he talks about the government, commissioning and users' voices more
(28 November 2007 13:55)

Reasons to reject compulsion in post-16 education policy
The modern workforce needs better educated children. But forcing them to stay in school or training until they are 18 will backfire, say Dawn Forshaw more
(28 November 2007 13:48)

The Fostering surgery: therapeutic support for foster carers in Leeds
A specialist team in Leeds is offering therapeutic support for foster carers in a pioneering service, reports Claire Seneviratna more
(28 November 2007 13:37)

'Critical' Northumberland set to lower threshold as postcode lottery exposedthe criteria
Council looks to buck national trend as neighbouring Sunderland sets needs criteria at low more
(28 November 2007 12:51)

Mind survey triggers calls for equal access to justice
More than two-thirds of people with mental health problems have been victimised in their communities, a survey out today has found. more
(29 November 2007 00:34)

The pay gap: managers' salaries race ahead of social workers'
As most local authority employees look forward to a below-inflation pay rise, new figures show a fat-cat culture emerging in the senior posts more
(28 November 2007 12:07)

Editorial Comment: Mind the salaries gap
The pay gap between senior managers and frontline staff touched a raw nerve with readers last week. You said - almost unanimously - that it was too.... more
(28 November 2007 12:04)