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Super models
What kind of professional would be best suited to support care leavers? Does such a worker exist in the UK? Claire Cameron and Elaine Chase discuss.... more
(26 January 2006 11:58)
Can a better diet really help improve mental health?
A new report suggests that improved diet can alleviate the symptoms of some mental illnesses. Simeon Brody finds that the evidence base is small and.... more
(26 January 2006 11:53)
Scottish review rejects shake-up and backs social worker autonomy
Scotland's eagerly awaited 21st Century Review of Social Work report stops short of recommending wholesale structural reform and instead calls for.... more
(26 January 2006 11:45)
Unions to ballot over pension plans
Local government unions are to ballot members over pension reforms that would leave existing council staff in a worse position than other public.... more
(26 January 2006 11:43)
Detainees protest after centre suicide
Detainees at an immigration removal centre have compiled a dossier on what they say are deplorable conditions after a 26-year-old man facing.... more
(26 January 2006 11:41)
Overwork is main reason staff quit
Heavy caseloads are the biggest barrier to organisations retaining social workers, according to a survey published this week. more
(26 January 2006 11:40)
Foundation trust hopefuls unveiled
The first five mental health trusts to get the go-ahead to apply for foundation status have been announced. more
(26 January 2006 11:33)
Care staff will not need qualifications
Home and residential care workers will not require a qualification to register with the General Social Care Council, under proposals due to be.... more
(26 January 2006 11:29)
Refuge from abuse
A new children's sexual assault referral centre is due to open in Manchester in February. Amy Taylor explains how it will work. more
(26 January 2006 11:07)
Watchdog pinpoints Welsh service flaws
Social services in Wales need to increase the pace of change, and co-operation between councils must improve, the country's chief inspector has.... more
(26 January 2006 11:04)
Bill 'plays to public fears', minister told
Health minister Rosie Winterton was forced to defend the draft Mental Health Bill after being told at a meeting on discriminatory media coverage of.... more
(26 January 2006 11:00)
Councils fail to win freedom through local area agreements
Local area agreements were intended to increase flexibility for councils and partners in setting local priorities. But so far changes seem to have.... more
(26 January 2006 10:51)
Charities split over cannabis decision
Mental health campaigners are divided on the decision not to reclassify cannabis. more
(26 January 2006 10:48)
Children's services assessment reforms
Changes to the annual performance assessment (APA) for children's services have been announced by the Commission for Social Care Inspection and.... more
(26 January 2006 10:46)
Residents to judge councils' standards
Councils will be judged increasingly by their residents rather than inspectorates from 2008, under plans unveiled by local government minister David.... more
(26 January 2006 10:44)
Inspector reports Swinfen Hall flaws
A flagship experiment to place young adult prisoners with older inmates has been hampered by the rise in the prison population and a lack of.... more
(26 January 2006 10:42)
Board to pilot referrals of young offenders straight to open prison
Young offenders will be transferred directly from court to an open institution under a pilot project to be launched by the Youth Justice Board in.... more
(26 January 2006 10:40)
Scots union anger at pension plan
Tens of thousands of social workers and care staff in Scotland could lose the right to retire early if changes to pension rights are approved. more
(26 January 2006 10:31)
They were victims too
Regardless of their faith, many south Asians were given a rough time after the terrorist attacks in London. Anabel Unity Sale looks at the effects on.... more
(26 January 2006 09:40)
The drying game
The Wet Unit, which takes in heavy drinkers from the streets, has modest aims – there is little expectation of being able to endtheir drinking – but.... more
(26 January 2006 09:33)
Under a cloud
Health and social care workers are excluded from the protection other workers have from secondary smoking because their workplace is someone else’s.... more
(26 January 2006 08:54)
Freed from my shell
Tahir Malik achieved little with mainstream mental health services until he found one for Asian people. more
(26 January 2006 08:48)
The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care more
(26 January 2006 08:42)
If you ask me...Laila Elmoudden
Laila Elmoudden, 17, has been in care since she was 14. She uses Voice for the Child in Care services more
(26 January 2006 08:36)
The Big Question
Is it ever right for someone on the sex offenders register to work in schools? more
(26 January 2006 08:27)
Don't give benefit of doubt to predators
At the time of going to press, Ruth Kelly, the education secretary, is still in her post. more
(26 January 2006 08:23)
Frontlines - School Attendance Tables
One of our team of practitioner columnists gives her take on school attendance tables. more
(26 January 2006 08:20)
Open Forum
Social work suffers when it is perceived as being a service only for people in poverty, writes Elizabeth McAteer more
(26 January 2006 08:12)
Pool funds to tackle unemployment, says minister
Cities could be given the power to allow agencies to pool employment-related funding to deliver an overall strategy to tackle unemployment, minister.... more
(25 January 2006 16:12)
Special Report on the government's prostitution strategy
The biggest review of prostitution in 50 years, published last week by the government, is a bold document. It challenges the long-held view that.... more
(23 January 2006 00:00)
WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY 2006
New rules on incapacity benefit include tougher checks and job interviews more
(25 January 2006 10:13)
Career clinic
Your career dilemmas answered by experts more
(24 January 2006 10:53)
Career clinic
Your career dilemmas answered by experts more
(10 January 2006 15:57)
How to make decisions
Practical advice on work issues more
(19 January 2006 11:10)
Owers finds insufficient activity at Swinfen Hall YOI
Increased numbers of young offenders in custody has been highlighted again as a problem affecting the rehabilitation of this group by the chief.... more
(24 January 2006 00:00)
New social care boss at Department of Health
The Department of Health is to appoint a board-level director with specific responsibility for social care. more
(24 January 2006 11:06)
More knowledge for adults’ services staff
Workforce development body Skills for Care has introduced the first four “knowledge sets” of key learning outcomes for adult social care. more
(20 January 2006 08:05)
Common standards for children’s services staff
New common induction standards for the children’s workforce have gone out to consultation this month. more
(20 January 2006 08:06)
Shake up to schools’ staff vetting
Education secretary Ruth Kelly has proposed compulsory criminal records checks and a single list barring people working with children overseen by an.... more
(20 January 2006 07:58)
TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2006
1.5 million may strike more
(24 January 2006 10:04)
Doubts raised over possible flu jab for babies
Health visitors have questioned plans under consideration to give babies a flu jab as a way of reducing the number of old people who catch the.... more
(24 January 2006 08:34)
UK commissioners for children unite against smacking
The children’s commissioners for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have joined forces to step up the pressure on the government to.... more
(24 January 2006 08:37)
DNA records held on thousands of innocent children
Pressure is growing on the police to remove from a national database the DNA details of thousands of innocent young people. more
(24 January 2006 08:41)
High Court rejects demand for parental consent on abortions for under-16s
The High Court has given doctors the go-ahead to perform abortions on under-16s without their parents’ consent. more
(23 January 2006 17:35)
Social care workforce review revealed
Details of the government review of the social care workforce called Options for Excellence was announced by the Department of Health on Friday.
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(23 January 2006 00:00)
Council workers will vote over strikes against pension cuts
More than 1.5 million council workers could go on strike over planned cuts to their pension schemes, it emerged today. more
(23 January 2006 00:00)
Guess Who answers
The image is made up of: Hair David Cameron - Leader of the Conservative Party Eyes / Nose David Behan - Chief Executive, Commission.... more
(23 January 2006 13:46)
22 November 2005
Can you spot who make up our Social Care Face Click HERE to reveal the answers more
(23 January 2006 13:38)
Mother loses High Court battle over confidentiality
A mother has lost a High Court bid for parents to be informed when a child aged under 16 seeks an abortion or advice on contraception. more
(23 January 2006 00:00)
I like the idea of becoming a locum. What steps should I take? MORE...