Articles by Date : December 01 2007 - December 31 2007

Readers' Christmas book choices
Community Care contributors list their favourite books, CDs and DVDs of the year and hint at what they would like their friends and families to buy.... more
(12 December 2007 09:29)

Children 1st calls on public to help children over festive period
A Scottish children’s charity is calling on the public to support vulnerable children over Christmas by volunteering or fundraising. more
(21 December 2007 11:23)

In the Spotlight with Father Christmas
What is your earliest memory? Nearly falling out of my dad’s sleigh – it’s only in the last couple of years that seatbelts have become obligatory..... more
(24 December 2007 09:00)

Prosecuting men who pay for sex ‘will reduce the trafficking of girls’
Other headlines in today's papers: Thousands of foreign offenders allowed to stay in UK; Concern over gun license issued to children aged 8 more
(21 December 2007 15:26)

Charities have a happy Christmas
Charities cashed in as Christmas shoppers shunned the larger stores. more
(28 December 2007 00:01)

Harrow Council: High Court rules services' restriction is unlawful
Harrow Council will consider its legal duties to disabled people before deciding on plans to provide services to people with critical needs only,.... more
(21 December 2007 12:24)

Pathways to Work: government awards contracts for final roll-out
The government awarded eight contracts to the private and voluntary sectors on Thursday as part of its final phase of the Pathways to Work programme.... more
(21 December 2007 00:01)

Public inquiry into prison treatment of self-harming young woman
The prisons and probation ombudsman Stephen Shaw will launch a public inquiry in September 2008 into the treatment of a teenage woman while in prison.... more
(20 December 2007 12:19)

Ministers ban child restraint techniques
Other headlines today: Guantanamo three will not face UK court; Pupil in ‘happy slap’ ordeal tied up by teachers more
(20 December 2007 11:00)

Restraint methods used on children in custody suspended
The government has suspended the use of two restraint techniques used on children in custody after a panel of medical experts raised concerns about.... more
(19 December 2007 17:26)

Domestic violence abusers targeted in Christmas campaign
The government kicked off a £450,000 campaign this month to try to lock up all domestic violence abusers over Christmas and the New Year. more
(20 December 2007 00:01)

Bath and North East Somerset Council’s discharge process 'flawed'
Bath and North East Somerset Council’s discharge process for a woman, who had mental health problems, was “seriously flawed”, ruled a local.... more
(20 December 2007 00:01)

A Christmas ghost story
The events told here are true, or at least some of them. They happened about 20 years ago in mid-Somerset, writes Community Care’s Keith "No.... more
(26 December 2007 20:00)

Tackle knife crime's underlying causes, says King's College report
Knife crime will not be tackled unless the government addresses the underlying causes of violence and fear, according to a report from the Centre for.... more
(19 December 2007 12:37)

Health campaign leads to greater testing for hepatitis C
More people are being tested for hepatitis C leading to more cases being diagnosed, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA). more
(19 December 2007 11:52)

Victory for migrant carers
Other headlines today include: A life in limbo; Growing Pains; New central-local deal makes history more
(19 December 2007 11:00)

GSCC admonishes Preston social worker
  A Preston social worker has been admonished by the General Social Care Council for misconduct. Jean Stearn failed to put a service user's keys.... more
(19 December 2007 00:06)

Hodgson, Blunkett and Bercow back SEN support bill
Proposed legislation to record special educational needs in schools has received the backing of former education secretary David Blunkett. more
(06 December 2007 15:49)

Ethical giving this Christmas: getting past the charity hard sell
Most high street shops are feeling the effect of this summer’s financial crisis, as consumers find credit dearer and more difficult to obtain. more
(24 December 2007 12:09)

He's got the rhythm and the rhymes: the social work rapper
Yes this is real - a rapping social worker. more
(28 December 2007 00:01)

Gift-wrapped memories: our best and worst Christmas presents
The Community Care team share their best and worst Christmas presents more
(25 December 2007 00:01)

DH prioritises disabled children services for NHS improvement
The Department of Health has selected disabled children for the first time as a priority for service improvement in the NHS. more
(18 December 2007 14:17)

Christmas with a mental health problem
Christmas is a time that brings people together - but it can also serve to underline the social isolation of some. Adults with mental health.... more
(24 December 2007 14:14)

Outrage over CSCI report on restraint in elderly care settings
The use of restraint in elderly care services is “unacceptable” and infringes on human’s rights to “dignity and choice”, finds a study by the.... more
(18 December 2007 13:14)

TUC launches campaign against public sector pay limit
The TUC has launched a Speak up for Public Services campaign today that urges the government not to impose below inflation pay increases on public.... more
(18 December 2007 12:12)

Man sues Doncaster for failure to protect in groundbreaking case
Jake Pierce, who claimed Doncaster Council social workers left him at the mercy of his abusive parents, has won £25,000 compensation in the High.... more
(18 December 2007 11:49)

Christmas Quiz of the Year
All answers can be found in Community Care magazine or on the website in 2007. GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION 1) How long is the children’s.... more
(18 December 2007 11:25)

Newport duo release Christmas single in aid of homelessness project
Newport duo release Christmas single to raise funds for charity centre. more
(18 December 2007 11:10)

The shame of Britain’s care homes
Other headlines today include:- Treat date rape ‘like a lovers’ disagreement’; Home Office grants 19,000 asylum seekers permission to remain; Mental.... more
(18 December 2007 11:02)

London health trust axes pioneering mental health hospital
  A pioneering hospital for people with personality disorders is to close due to a lack of funds. The Henderson Hospital in Sutton, south.... more
(18 December 2007 09:53)

It's not too late to enter our festive photo competition!
Entries to our festive photo competition can be sent in until January 2. more
(27 December 2007 00:01)

Top ten social work jokes from Community Care's crackers
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a bad joke, a useless plastic toy and a multicoloured party hat from a cracker. So for all you festive.... more
(26 December 2007 00:01)

Northern Ireland: Belfast social worker struck off register
A Northern Ireland social worker has been struck off for allegedly sleeping on duty and failing to check on a service user at the appropriate time. more
(17 December 2007 11:48)

Youth offending teams boosted by Children's Plan cash
Youth offending teams have welcomed confirmation of prevention funding for the next three years following feared job losses across the sector. more
(17 December 2007 11:40)

Cost of building ‘superprisons’ omitted from £1.2bn budget
Other headlines today include:- MP to sleep rough; Boy, 16, stabbed to death in street brawl; Three teenagers held after Muslim, 17, dies from a.... more
(17 December 2007 10:34)

Enter our festive photo competition
Are you having a Christmas party? Send us your party photos and win an iPod shuffle. A third of companies will not hold a Christmas party this.... more
(17 December 2007 09:56)

Developing a Plan B in social care assessments
As someone with moderate to severe cerebral palsy, I have been a user of social care and other services since 1992 when I was 18 and went to.... more
(31 December 2007 13:00)

Quickfire Q & A with Anthony Douglas
Anthony Douglas answers the question we ask everyone. more
(26 December 2007 08:00)

11,000 illegal migrants licensed to work as private security guards
Today's other headlines include:- Millions more are classed as danger drinkers; Big rise in cocaine use among soldiers and MPs deliver fresh blows.... more
(14 December 2007 12:25)

Somerset care home couple released on bail
A couple arrested in connection with five deaths at a residential care home in Butleigh, near Glastonbury were released on police bail pending.... more
(14 December 2007 12:11)

Charity wants winter allowance for families with disabled children
Disability campaigners are calling on the government to give families with disabled children a winter fuel allowance, after a survey revealed that.... more
(14 December 2007 10:42)

Social housing boost as government commits £8.4bn to new homes
Social housing will get a major boost over the next three years with a £8.4bn investment by the government to deliver on its commitment to build.... more
(14 December 2007 10:27)

Scottish health strategy makes dementia a priority
Dementia will be made a national priority under Scotland's new primary healthcare strategy, the Scottish executive has announced. The Better.... more
(14 December 2007 10:11)

Children in care seek rights boost in revised minimum standards
Children and young people urged the government to place their rights to be kept safe and to have a say in life decisions as top priorities in the new.... more
(13 December 2007 11:02)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children’s social services, tells us about the Christmas party more
(13 December 2007 10:10)

Teenage girls will get Pill over the counter to help cut pregnancies
Other headlines today include:- Brightest poor children do worse than wealthy but dim classmates; Prisoners to spend more time in cells; Ofsted plan.... more
(13 December 2007 10:00)

Social care leaders' heroes for 2007
We asked figures in social care who their heroes were in 2007. Their responses range from carers to football managers, comedians to chief.... more
(13 December 2007 09:54)

Learning disabilities: councils to take NHS role
From next April local councils could take over NHS powers to commission social care services for people with learning disabilities. Caroline Lovell.... more
(13 December 2007 08:00)

Heroes of 2007
The TV series Heroes has been a hit this year. But who have been your heroes over the last 12 months? more
(13 December 2007 09:08)

Camhs review announced: Jo Davidson to lead
The government has announced a review of child and adolescent mental health services. more
(13 December 2007 00:01)