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November 2006
Bulletin no 98 more
(10 January 2007 16:45)
Manchester Council best local authority employer of gay people in Britain
Manchester Council has been named today as the best council employer of lesbian and gay people in Britain.
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(10 January 2007 16:18)
The outcomes oriented approach and older people: Knowledge Zone
This article summarises research on the outcomes valued by older people and lessons learned from authorities developing outcomes-focused services for.... more
(11 January 2007 00:01)
Social worker ‘smelled of alcohol at work,’ conduct committee hears
Social worker Gloria Eaton repeatedly failed to adhere to her employer’s absence reporting procedures and smelled of alcohol at work, a General.... more
(09 January 2007 12:31)
NSPCC: set up contact points for worried parents to report child abuse
The NSPCC today called for a contact point to be set up for worried parents to report concerns about child abuse in every area. more
(10 January 2007 15:07)
Service users arranging their own care receive little support, says Denise Platt
People who must fund their own care are being placed in vulnerable positions due to the lack of information on services, the chair of the Commission.... more
(10 January 2007 14:56)
‘No commissioner, no Scots influence’
Scottish campaign groups fear the country’s interests will be sidelined in the new UK-wide equalities body by the delay in appointing a commissioner.... more
(11 January 2007 00:06)
Scheme closes due to lack of funds
One of Wales’s few round-the clock supported housing schemes for young offenders has been forced to close due to a funding shortage. more
(11 January 2007 00:01)
Charity’s wish-list for spending review
Independent care advisers in every community and proper funding of care home places must be introduced in the 2007 spending review, according to a.... more
(11 January 2007 00:55)
Competition is a ‘dangerous notion’
The government’s introduction of a market in children’s services is a “dangerous notion” for the voluntary and community sector, charity leaders were.... more
(11 January 2007 00:41)
Peers force government to consider adding protective principles to bill
The government has agreed to consider putting overarching principles strengthening the rights of patients on the face of its controversial Mental.... more
(11 January 2007 00:36)
Research fails to explain variations in spending on children’s services
A major research study has found no explanation for most of the cost variation in children’s social services across England. more
(11 January 2007 00:46)
Crisis teams are under staffed
Almost one in 10 mental health crisis teams are operating at less than two-thirds of the recommended staffing level, the government has revealed. more
(11 January 2007 00:37)
Compromise on Mental Health Bill, former minister urges government
The government was yesterday urged by a former health minister to compromise on the inclusion of overarching principles strengthening patients’.... more
(09 January 2007 13:52)
Art therapy and its uses: Knowledge Zone
This article sets out some maps for understanding the arts and health spectrum, the relation of the arts
as psychotherapies to other aspects of the.... more
(11 January 2007 00:03)
How an Ealing care leavers project scooped the top prize
Community Care’s Maureen Oswin Memorial Award goes to projects that involve users particularly well. The 2006 winner is a partnership that uses young.... more
(11 January 2007 00:35)
Councils restricting services to most vulnerable, says Commission for Social Care Inspection
More people are paying for their own care as councils restrict services to those with the greatest need, the Commission for Social Care Inspection.... more
(10 January 2007 10:19)
Families told elderly care crisis looming
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(10 January 2007 10:17)
Publish report on community treatment for psychiatric patients, shadow health minister urges government
The government is sitting on a report showing that treating mental health patients in the community neither improves care nor reduces risks to the.... more
(10 January 2007 08:35)
October 2006
Bulletin no 97 more
(09 January 2007 15:58)
September 2006
Bulletin no 96 more
(09 January 2007 15:30)
In the Spotlight with Martin Narey
Martin Narey is the chief executive of Barnardo's What three words best describe you? Enthusiastic, impatient, irritating If you were.... more
(02 January 2007 09:58)
Services at Oakhill Secure Training Centre inconsistent, warn inspectors
Services at Oakhill Secure Training Centre are inconsistent, with evidence that poor practice is being institutionalised, inspectors concluded.... more
(09 January 2007 10:34)
Mother wrongly labelled risk to child
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(09 January 2007 09:54)
Prostitution bill in Scotland should get tough on punters, say MSPs
People buying sex should face tougher fines than prostitutes under proposed changes to the law in Scotland, MSPs said today.
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(09 January 2007 09:06)
Call for asylum-seeking children to have legal guardians
The Office of the Children’s Commissioner will today call for all unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to have legal guardians to help them access.... more
(08 January 2007 13:28)
Salsa dancing improves mental health
Academics have found that salsa dancing can help tackle depression. more
(08 January 2007 08:45)
Amend Mental Health Bill or face defeat, peer warns government
The government must allow major amendments to be made to the Mental Health Bill or face parliamentary defeats, an influential peer has warned ahead.... more
(08 January 2007 11:20)
Army families who quit forces left homeless
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(08 January 2007 09:47)
Patients kept too long in hospital cost NHS a billion a year
Patients kept in hospital longer than necessary are costing the NHS almost £1bn a year, leading think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research .... more
(08 January 2007 08:52)
Awareness lacking on benefits of assistive technology for people with learning difficulties
Assistive technology could improve the quality of life of people with learning difficulties, but “entrenched attitudes” are limiting its use,.... more
(08 January 2007 08:15)
Wide variety in cost of children's services remains a mystery
A major research study has found no explanation
for most of the cost variation of children’s social services around the country.
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(05 January 2007 12:58)
Crisis mental health teams receiving too many non-critical referrals
Some crisis mental health teams are receiving too many non-critical referrals from A&E or GPs, the Department of Health said yesterday. more
(05 January 2007 11:05)
Only one in five council chief execs are women
Just one in five local authority chief executives are women, compared to 38 per cent of NHS bosses and 46 per cent of charity heads, research out.... more
(05 January 2007 10:59)
X-ray plan for young asylum seekers
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(05 January 2007 09:36)
Conservatives put moral case for Europe trafficking convention
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(04 January 2007 09:48)
Williams, Marsh and Massie receive top gongs in new year honours
The chief executives of two leading social care charities have received the highest accolade in the new year’s honours list, it has been announced. more
(02 January 2007 12:14)
Concerns over GP-style social care practices raised by local government chiefs
Local government chiefs have raised “fundamental concerns” about the GP-style social care practices outlined in the children in care green paper. more
(04 January 2007 12:07)
Projects rewarded with West End glitz as prisons scheme nets top social care prize
A service designed to give families and prisoners time together to allow bonding won social care’s leading prize last month. more
(04 January 2007 00:29)
2006 Special reports
All our special reports from 2006 more
(04 January 2007 10:59)
'Historic victory' for Surrey social workers on overtime and workload
Approved social workers have secured a “historic victory” in their dispute with Surrey Council over workloads and unpaid overtime, Unison.... more
(04 January 2007 10:38)
Inexperienced managers cause NHS funding woes, says Carter
It is timely that the new nurses’ head has a background in mental health. But Peter Carter tells Simeon Brody he will act for nurses across the.... more
(04 January 2007 10:30)
Staff groups slam reform plans
Management and staff are at loggerheads over proposals for efficiency gains at Cafcass. Amy Taylor reports more
(04 January 2007 00:05)
Question from Community Care: Workplace stress and how to avoid it
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(04 January 2007 10:00)
Question from Community Care: Teenage pregnancies: how one east London project is involving teenagers in child care to discourage pregnancies
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(04 January 2007 09:54)
November and December
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(04 January 2007 09:21)
Editorial comment: Awards play their role in recognition of social workers
It’s easy to be cynical about the New Year’s Honours List, with its opaque judging process and history of toadying. But we should get over it. Who.... more
(04 January 2007 09:03)
What happens next? How 2007 will pan out according to social care leaders
2007 is shaping up to be a critical year for social care as the transfer to more client-centred services gains momentum and the pace of integration.... more
(04 January 2007 08:10)
Should I live near where I work, and near my clients? MORE...