Articles by Date : January 01 2005 - January 31 2005

Profile - Judith Hibbert
Judith Hibbert tells Chris Ball how she is passing on the benefits of her accidental multi-disciplinary background. more
(20 January 2005 00:00)

Sixty second interview with Errol Francis
Sixty second interview with Errol Francis By Amy Taylor more
(18 January 2005 16:02)

Sixty second interview with Margaret Hodge
Interview with Margaret Hodge more
(12 January 2005 10:29)

Sixty second interview with Pauline Campbell
Pauline Campbell is the mother of Sarah Campbell, who died in Styal women's prison aged 18 in January 2003. Sarah's inquest was held last week. more
(26 January 2005 11:58)

No need for a ruck
Good managers are those who can harness disparate skills and weld them into a motivated, self-critical team, says Mabel Mowatt. more
(13 January 2005 00:00)

Top 20 most influential people in social care
Community Care and www.communitycare.co.uk are seeking the views of all our readers and users to compile a national list of the Top 20 most.... more
(19 January 2005 16:27)

Professionals need to act on information
Information is worth nothing without analysis and action, experts told delegates at Community Care Live Children and Families today, writes Lauren.... more
(27 January 2005 15:20)

Round up of the week
Round up of the news from the week beginning 24 January 2005. more
(28 January 2005 16:29)

‘We’ve Got To Be Different’
Cambridgeshire Council has forged ahead in creating an integrated children and young people’s service. But what are the implications for staff? .... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Bully Beefs
A project in Greater Manchester has forged links with schools to resolve bullying issues with children and parents. Now it has won a Community Care.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

What's the Truth?
Recent headlines hailing the failure of intensive supervision and surveillance programmes to tackle youth reoffending are way off the mark. But then,.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Award Not Enough
Is the NVQ in care up to the job of improving the quality of work in residential homes for older people? Marion Witton describes the results of her.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Where Will He Receive Better Care?
There has been dogged opposition to the draft Mental Health Bill in England and Wales. But in Scotland, the Mental Health Act is supported by.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Difficulties in staffing of tribunals delays Scottish Mental Health Act
The introduction of the Scottish Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2003 has been put back six months because of fears that services would not be.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Plans to turn around deprived areas announced
Proposals to tackle the causes of deprivation and turn around deprived areas by 2021 were announced today by the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit and.... more
(31 January 2005 12:15)

School and YOT criticised for not sharing information
The school and youth offending team attended by a 15-year-old boy who went on to kill his 14-year-old classmate failed to share information about his.... more
(31 January 2005 17:29)

Government urged to probe link between cannabis and mental illness
Campaigners are calling for the government to investigate the links between cannabis and mental health problems, writes Maria Ahmed . more
(31 January 2005 17:20)

The HSE Management Standards on stress made simple
Carole Spiers Group. Free to Community Care readers from soc.Workoffer@carolespiersgroup.com STAR RATING 5/5 This seven page.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

It's OK to say 'I can't cope'
A mother with learning difficulties who is prone to depression and alcohol abuse wants to keep her son who has Down's syndrome at home. Karen Taylor.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

North East pioneers work-based training
A scheme offering care and social work staff in the North East the opportunity to do work-based training has been set up by Topss England. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

MPs criticise lack of secure funding
The government was bracing itself for further criticism this week over its funding of the Supporting People programme. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Relatively deprived areas falling behind
Conditions in relatively deprived areas could deteriorate unless public spending is redirected to meet their needs, according to the government's.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Special report on the problems within the CSA
The Child Support Agency has been branded “a failing organisation” which may need to be scrapped, in a report published by the House of Commons Work.... more
(28 January 2005 16:45)

Home adaptation amendments fail
An amendment to outlaw landlords from unreasonably refusing to consent to disabled people adapting rented homes was withdrawn last week after failing.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Nurse admits error in diagnosing Mubarek's killer as 'untreatable'
A psychiatric nurse has admitted that he made a "serious" mistake in claiming Zahid Mubarek's murderer Robert Stewart had an "untreatable".... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Council let down girl, says judge
A teenager was "very badly let down" by Northamptonshire Council, an Appeal Court judge has said, despite upholding its decision to put her.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Rory Macrae and Moira Andrew: Domestic Violence Project
The pioneers of a project dealing with violent men are happy to job share, reports Roisin Woolnough. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Disability office idea wins approval
Campaigners have welcomed government plans to create a new unit to help departments co-ordinate and develop disability policies. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

The Big Question
Are single faith schools damaging community cohesion? more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Guide To Grants For Individuals In Need 2004-5
The Grut Charitable Trust, Vachers Endowment, The Eleemosynary Charity, The Sway Welfare Aid Trust, The Baron Davenport Emergency Fund, The Moonzie.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Developing Good Practice in Children's Services
This book contains chapters by several authors, most of them working with Warwickshire social services. It offers the opportunity to learn from good.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Emergency support in short supply
Ninety-six per cent of carers lack support from social services in emergencies, according to a survey published this week. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Scotland's 'Meadow case' goes to court
One of Scotland's leading child abuse experts is to have his diagnosis of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy challenged in court in what is seen as the.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Demand for practitioners in sensitive health work to be left off databases
The British Medical Association has called for the names and details of health care practitioners involved in sensitive services to be kept off.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Call to axe agency if failings continue
The Child Support Agency is failing more than half a million children and should be scrapped if it does not get tougher with non-resident parents. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Personalised budgets greeted as a leap forward in disability rights
A pilot to increase service users' say over how their needs are met has been welcomed but will change the nature of social work and local authority.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Immigration team 'used racist terms'
Immigration staff often use racially offensive language to describe ethnic minorities, an employment tribunal was told last week. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Guardians' chief says conciliation plans may fail if not given resources
The chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has admitted resources will be stretched by new duties to promote.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
We have encouraged each other to express ourselves freely, recognising that telling our stories usually has some relevance to the discussion. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Row looms in Wales over homelessness
Local authorities and housing charities look set to clash over the future direction of homelessness policies in Wales. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Monday 31 January 2005
Racism ingrained in prison culture Ministers face revolt over benefit cuts more
(31 January 2005 10:07)

If you ask me...
Eunice Dunlop is a wheelchair user. She lives at Leonard Cheshire's service in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Leading by example
Patricia Kearney on the Social Care Institute for Excellence's leadership training packs for human resources departments more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Detention risk in Mental Health Bill
Campaigners have welcomed as a "victory" steps in the Drugs Bill to scrap measures that put care staff working with drug abusers at risk of.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Bid to remove threat of prosecution from drug workers hailed as victory
Campaigners have welcomed as a "victory" steps in the Drugs Bill to scrap measures that put care staff working with drug abusers at risk of.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Review of council funding under way
The Scottish executive has launched an independent review of local government funding as a public finance specialist called into question the way.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Government's plan for protecting children will meet Bichard's concerns
The government has insisted that the proposed new scheme for preventing unsuitable people from working with children will be more than just a.... more
(28 January 2005 08:33)

'Clients should vote out poor providers'
Clients should be allowed to vote out providers they are unhappy with and choose new ones, according to a local government think-tank. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Worries over deaths in police custody
The introduction of the Scottish Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2003 has been put back six months because of fears that services would not be.... more
(27 January 2005 00:00)

Sectioned man 'murdered' nurse
A schizophrenic man killed a psychiatric nurse hours after being arrested and sectioned, the Old Bailey was told last week. more
(27 January 2005 00:00)