Articles by Date : January 01 2007 - January 31 2007

Prisoners with mental health problems should be in social care system, says Nacro
Money should be ring-fenced to fund psychiatric assessments to divert prisoners with mental health problems into the health and social care systems,.... more
(29 January 2007 00:01)

Welfare Rights
2005 - Older People more
(28 January 2007 11:46)

Welfare Rights
2006 - Older People more
(28 January 2007 11:44)

Tsar Ian Philp launches blueprint to support elderly people
Government older people¹s tsar Professor Ian Philp today launches a blueprint to shift NHS and social care services towards early intervention and.... more
(29 January 2007 00:01)

Welfare Rights
2007 - Older people more
(28 January 2007 11:00)

Policy on holding young refugees 'unlawful'
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from the Monday and weekend papers. more
(29 January 2007 09:43)

Brent urges primary care trust to ditch cuts
Brent Council has called on the north London borough’s primary care trust to abandon a multi-million pound cuts plan, which could shunt massive costs.... more
(27 January 2007 00:01)

Homelessness challenged from the pulpits
Religious leaders are today marking Homelessness Sunday by demanding action on homelessness and poor housing. more
(28 January 2007 00:01)

CSCI's Experts by Experience recruits service users as inspectors
The Commission for Social Care Inspection is helping service users from Mind and the National Council of Independent Living inspect social care.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Labour ‘missed chance to close chasm between social care and health’
The government should have done more to bridge the health and social care divide during the recent period of investment in the NHS, a Conservative.... more
(26 January 2007 15:03)

Pledge to disabled children reaffirmed by Treasury's Ed Balls
A Treasury minister yesterday reiterated the government’s commitment to improving the lot of disabled children and their families in the next.... more
(26 January 2007 11:12)

IT no panacea for communication problems between social care professionals
IT systems must not be seen as a “panacea” for communication problems between social care professionals, delegates at Community Care Live Adult Care.... more
(26 January 2007 14:40)

‘Good behaviour’ incentives for drug addicts backed
Rewarding positive behaviour by people who abuse drugs can help aid their recovery, charity Phoenix Futures said today. more
(26 January 2007 14:28)

Government pursued Mental Health Bill despite evidence against it, says leading campaigner
The Mental Health Bill, currently in the House of Lords, has been pursued without “proper reflection” and “despite all the evidence against it” just.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Blair seeks gay adoption compromise
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(26 January 2007 09:47)

Abuse of adults not seen as a priority with child abuse
“People will remember Victoria Climbie and Jasmine Beckford and others for a long time but there seems to be no collective memory of the scandals of.... more
(25 January 2007 17:30)

Northern Ireland's adoption services shake-up follows child protection overhaul
Adoption services in Northern Ireland face their biggest reform for 20 years, said health minister Paul Goggins today. more
(25 January 2007 16:50)

MPs lambaste dithering government for lack of progress on child obesity
Public health minister Caroline Flint has been forced to defend the government’s record on tackling childhood obesity following a critical report.... more
(25 January 2007 00:01)

London councils rebel over Respect areas to tackle antisocial behaviour
The government's plans to tackle antisocial behaviour have faced a backlash from London councils reluctant to sign up as Respect areas. more
(25 January 2007 00:01)

Former education secretary Estelle Morris quits CWDC
Baroness Morris of Yardley, who was education secretary between 2001-2, has stepped down as chair of the Children’s Workforce Development Council for.... more
(25 January 2007 12:34)

Question from Community Care - Religion, faith, culture, discrimination and the Lancashire Faiths Forum. By Blair McPherson
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(25 January 2007 10:29)

Question from Community Care - Dementia: new guidelines from NICE and SCIE. By Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe
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(25 January 2007 10:23)

Extra £70m to be pumped into health and social care
Click on the above headline for more social care related articles from the national newspapers. more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, third edition
The publication of this edition should be welcomed, writes Richard Curen. My own career in the sexual abuse field coincided with the publication of.... more
(25 January 2007 09:52)

Do You Understand Me? My Life, My Thoughts, My Autism Disorder
Sofie wanted her classmates to understand her and her autism spectrum disorder (ASD), writes Beth Billington. So she wrote this book. more
(25 January 2007 09:49)

The State of Feminist Social Work
This book is a breath of fresh air for anyone who has puzzled about the nature of feminist social work and how it relates to practice, particularly.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Lewis calls to switch commissioning to councils in wake of abuse report
Local government looks set to assume commissioning responsibility for learning difficulties services in England after last week's scathing report.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Providing jobs for prisoners: How IJP and MFD uses media to find work for prisoners
Convicted prisoners talking about jobs may conjure up images of "dodgy geezers" planning their next crime, but one social enterprise is providing.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Dementia: new guidelines from NICE and SCIE. By Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe
New guidelines on dementia combine the best insights of health and social care for front-line social workers, say Jill Manthorpe and Steve Iliffe more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

'We don't like to talk about this'
As many as one in three cases of child abuse is carried out by young people. The NSPCC's Kevin Gibbs wants services to reflect this. He talks to Amy.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Children and crime: early intervention is the key. Jenny Boyd, Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent and Vivian Hill talk to Natalie Valios
A small number of young people will go on to commit much of this country's most violent crimes. Natalie Valios finds out how practitioners can assess.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Regulator calls on learning difficulties staff to join audit
The Healthcare Commission is looking for learning difficulties staff, users and carers to take part in its national audit of services, sparked by the.... more
(25 January 2007 08:21)

Editorial Comment: Let's respect the facts
The Scottish author and poet Andrew Lang once compared a man's reliance on statistics to that of a drunk's reliance on lamp-posts - both being "for.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Editorial Comment: Split plan is mixed news
The Home Office has become an electoral liability for the government. The 73,000-strong department has lurched from one crisis to another. more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Change can't come too soon for campus and hospital residents
The Cornwall and Orchard Hill scandals show the need for a faster pace of change in the way people with learning difficulties are supported. Helen.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care more
(25 January 2007 00:05)

Frontlines
A client heard voices that he should stab Nigel Leaney. Then, during a sleep-in, a kitchen knife appeared under his bedroom door more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Jargon Busters
With service user and public participation high on the social care agenda, two councils are cost effectively improving their public information.... more
(25 January 2007 00:36)

Privacy concerns over Children's Index database
Eighteen per cent of children voted against social workers having access to the Children’s Index, says a report by the children’s rights director.... more
(23 January 2007 08:33)

Ann Widdecombe: why custody can work
Five years ago I made a speech about what I call the “forgotten decents” which created a bit of a fuss. I was talking about people who live on poor.... more
(25 January 2007 00:11)

Welfare Rights: There are benefit implications for foster carers and care leavers in Care Matters, says Gary Vaux
The government green paper Care Matters sets out a series of proposals for assisting children and young people who are in care or on the edge of.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Inappropriate sexual behaviour: the risk factor. Andrew Durham and Patrick Ayre on the case of an adolescent whose behaviour is causing concern
Carl's years of inappropriate sexual behaviour were causing distress to his peers and younger girls at school. Then Andrew Durham tried therapy and.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Helping People with Learning Disabilities Manage Continence: A Workbook for Support Workers and Carers AND Supporting Continence Management: A Reader for Managers
The book for carers and support workers tackles the main issues of continence and how incontinence can affect an individual, writes Julian Budden..... more
(25 January 2007 00:40)

Award winner profile: the Impact Project from the Nottinghamshire Domestic Violence Forum
Community Care's older children and teenagers award for 2006 went to a project that reaches out to adolescents who are at risk from domestic.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

If you ask me...Katie Lord
Katie Lord uses Brighton and Hove's community learning disability service more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Religion, faith, culture, discrimination and the Lancashire Faiths Forum. By Blair McPherson
Although religion can lead to divisions within communities, discrimination is still the biggest obstacle to social cohesion says Blair McPherson more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

The Big Question
What has gone wrong with NHS learning difficulties services? more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Opinion: Listened to at last
Helen Falconer now feels supported rather than instructed in her battle with anorexia - and the experts more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Prescription rule change puts onus on care staff to monitor medication
Social care workers in England and Wales will have to spend more time monitoring the medicine intake of frail and older people because of changes to.... more
(25 January 2007 00:00)

Adaptations grant to double in stages
The maximum grant disabled people can receive to adapt their homes is to double. more
(25 January 2007 00:00)