Articles by Date : January 01 2006 - January 31 2006

Security chiefs ask for social care skills
Social care workers: your country needs you. The listening skills that social care staff need to do their jobs are now in demand from MI5. more
(19 January 2006 10:47)

Questions from Community Care - Breathing space
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(19 January 2006 10:31)

Questions from Community Care - Just call it abuse
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(19 January 2006 10:29)

Breathing space
Despite its religious connotation, spirituality is more closely connected with people's essential humanity, says Peter Gilbert, who looks at how it.... more
(19 January 2006 10:24)

Just call it abuse
There has been a big rise in cases of neglect in the UK. But the definition is so vague that it may hinder child protection, argues Kieran O'Hagan more
(19 January 2006 10:14)

If only care services were as good as Tesco
There has been a seismic shift in the UK’s political landscape. Conservative leader David Cameron appears willing to commit the party to a genuinely.... more
(19 January 2006 09:53)

The Big Question
Can the government teach respect? more
(19 January 2006 09:48)

If you ask me...Viola Sibanda (not her real name)
Viola Sibanda (not her real name) is an HIV-positive mother. She came to the UK as an asylum seeker. She uses Positively Women’s services in London more
(19 January 2006 09:44)

The Simon Heng Column
I recently took part in a conference organised by the Commission for Social Care Inspection, which focused on service user involvement in the.... more
(19 January 2006 09:41)

Success at a stroke
Anita Linton explains how her swimming prowess has transformed her ability to concentrate more
(19 January 2006 09:38)

THURSDAY 19 JANUARY 2006
Home Office drops probation privatisation more
(19 January 2006 09:35)

Parent promoters
In West Norwood, south London, parents are setting up a new secondary school, Elmcourt, which will open in 2007. more
(19 January 2006 09:34)

Power parents rule, OK?
More parental choice over how children are educated is a flagship policy for Labour’s third term. But some educationalists fear it will only lead to.... more
(19 January 2006 09:28)

Pamela pushes barriers aside
A project worker who identified gaps in services for ethnic minority carers of people with mental health difficulties provided the catalyst for.... more
(19 January 2006 09:22)

‘We’re high-risk borrowers now’
Mother of one, Claire Holdstock and her husband were involved in a motorcycle accident in 2003 leaving her with a long-term disability. more
(19 January 2006 09:08)

Rolled over by debt
For people at the bottom of the pay scale, and those who suddenly lose their income through an accident, debt is a constant shadow. Mark Hunter.... more
(19 January 2006 09:06)

Open Forum
Forthcoming government proposals must put NHS joint working with social care back on track, writes Chris Chorley. more
(19 January 2006 08:59)

Frontlines - The value of a sabbatical
One of our team of practitioner columnists gives his take on the value of a sabbatical more
(19 January 2006 08:56)

More power for local people, says minister
Individuals can influence the way services are delivered through a range of new measures, the local government and communities minister announced.... more
(18 January 2006 16:32)

Deprived families suffer three quarters of cot deaths
The majority of cot deaths now affect babies from deprived families, a comprehensive 20-year study by the Royal Hospital for Children in Bristol.... more
(18 January 2006 14:22)

Government quizzes children's directors on education reforms
Education minister Andrew Adonis has ordered department officials to call every director of children’s services to discover their views on the.... more
(18 January 2006 11:38)

WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2006
Council performance league tables to be scrapped more
(18 January 2006 09:50)

Sex offender register launched in Northern Ireland
A new database which aims to improve monitoring and management of sex and violent offenders was launched by the police in Northern Ireland today. more
(17 January 2006 16:10)

No compensation for mother wrongly accused of abuse
A mother whose baby was taken away for four months after she and her partner were wrongly accused of abuse has failed in a test case bid for.... more
(17 January 2006 14:42)

Sixty Second Interview with Phillip Noyes
Sixty Second Interview with Phillip Noyes more
(17 January 2006 14:20)

Sixty Second Interview
Sixty Second Interview with Darren Shaw more
(11 January 2006 00:00)

Benefit reform green paper due
New measures to help people on incapacity benefit back to work will be introduced in a green paper later this month, the government said yesterday. more
(17 January 2006 14:10)

Children damaged by ritual abuse allegations demand council apology
Children taken into care by social workers 15 years ago following accusations of ritual and satanic abuse that were later disproved are still seeking.... more
(17 January 2006 08:23)

Pupils with special educational needs languishing in failing schools
Children and young people with special educational needs are more likely to be taught at failing or sub-standard schools, a report from the National.... more
(17 January 2006 08:28)

Prostitution strategy published by government
Child protection guidance for social workers will be tightened up to help prevent vulnerable children becoming involved in prostitution, the.... more
(17 January 2006 10:40)

Mixed reaction to PCT plans for sexual health services for teenagers
Primary care trusts’ intentions to push on with work to tackle teenage pregnancy rates across the country have been welcomed by campaigners, although.... more
(17 January 2006 08:14)

TUESDAY 17 JANUARY 2006
Incapacity benefit reforms propose increased role for private sector more
(17 January 2006 09:55)

Sixty Second Interview with Cliff Prior
Sixty Second Interview with Cliff Prior more
(06 January 2006 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview with Mat Kinton
Sixty Second Interview with Mat Kinton more
(16 January 2006 00:00)

Obituary
Valentine (Val) Teloka died on 6 January 2006, aged 64. more
(17 January 2006 09:13)

High Court denies inquiry into YOI death
A High Court judge has dismissed a mother’s request for a public inquiry into the death of her 16-year-old son at a young offender institution in.... more
(17 January 2006 08:20)

Voluntary sector provision could be doubled
The amount of state-funded mental health treatment provided by the voluntary sector could be doubled over the next three years, under plans drawn up.... more
(16 January 2006 00:00)

Focus on Children’s Services and Youth Workers in the North
On the 26th January Community Care will be running a feature dedicated to those who work with Children’s and Families in the North of England. more
(16 January 2006 15:31)

Social Fund places financial burden on councils
The Social Fund is loading significant costs on to councils in terms of payments and staff time, a Local Government Association-commissioned report.... more
(16 January 2006 00:00)

Poor diet may affect mental health, report finds
Changes in diet over the past 50 years could be an important factor in the rise of mental illness, says the Mental Health Foundation in a new report.... more
(16 January 2006 00:00)

MONDAY 16 JANUARY 2006
Ministers likely to lose responsibility for clearing sex offenders to work in schools more
(16 January 2006 10:29)

Government invests in highlighting the dangers of the web
Child protection campaigners have welcomed a new government initiative to teach teenagers about the dangers of the internet. more
(16 January 2006 12:02)

Officers introduced across London to work with faith groups
Officers dedicated to ensuring closer working with communities and faith groups to help prevent child abuse are being introduced in eight London.... more
(16 January 2006 00:00)

Kelly announces review of sex offenders
Education secretary Ruth Kelly has announced a review of all cases of sex offenders who have not been banned from working in schools. more
(11 January 2006 00:00)

Special report on Blair's Respect agenda
The government’s new drive on antisocial behaviour was launched last week with a hardline speech by the prime minister. more
(16 January 2006 00:00)

Beggaring belief
The Sun reports that beggar Philip Webber, 34, got jailed for four months for breaking an Asbo by asking a woman for 27p for a Pot Noodle in Bath. more
(16 January 2006 09:15)

FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2006
Asylum-seekers offered £3,000 deal to go home more
(13 January 2006 09:49)

New workforce-vetting legislation promised for February
The government will introduce legislation next month to tighten the system for vetting and barring those who wish to work with children, education.... more
(12 January 2006 15:01)

In the Spotlight with Ian Johnston
What three words best describe you? Jolly good fellow. If you were stuck on a desert island, and could take one person and one object, who.... more
(12 January 2006 13:36)

Consultation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Consultation is central to a child mental health service, yet there has been little evidence or even description of evolving models, writes Panos.... more
(05 January 2006 00:00)