Articles by Date : January 01 2008 - January 31 2008

Nacro named top gay employer by Stonewall
Nacro, the crime reduction charity, has topped a list of the 100 best employers of gay people, published today by campaign group Stonewall. more
(09 January 2008 15:13)

Social care must prepare for the effects of climate change
It is time to act now and prepare for hotter summers or more vulnerable people could die, writes Green MEP Jean Lambert more
(09 January 2008 15:11)

Watford New Hope Trust's furniture recycling project for homeless people
A furniture recycling project is helping homeless people regain a sense of self-worth and perhaps give them a qualification, writes Keith Sellick more
(09 January 2008 15:11)

Drive green: the Ford C-Max
Social workers worried about their car's emissions might consider making the Ford C-Max, which runs on biofuels, their next choice of vehicle, writes.... more
(09 January 2008 15:10)

GSCC: ‘Discriminatory health statement must go'
Regulator backs call to scrap health disclosure as a condition of registration more
(09 January 2008 14:14)

Brown: Public sector workers must accept three-year pay deals
Other headlines today include: Tories vow overhaul of benefits; Social care watchdogs merger may risk lives, parliament told; Girl who fled arranged.... more
(09 January 2008 13:04)

Courts failing to issue treatment orders
Courts are failing to refer people with mental health problems for treatment when they issue community sentences, a Sainsbury Centre for Mental.... more
(09 January 2008 14:00)

Union chief blasts go-slow by councils on equal pay
A union leader has hit out at the slow progress made by councils in implementing equal pay, as revealed last week by employers, but said government.... more
(10 January 2008 07:12)

Work permit reprieve too little too late, say providers
Unison welcome changes but employer group says many senior carers have already quit UK more
(10 January 2008 07:03)

Cameron's welfare-to-work plans under attack
Jobseekers allowance claimants risk losing their benefits if they fail to accept job offers or participate in community work schemes, under.... more
(08 January 2008 17:36)

Welsh care inspectorate finds growing gap between best and worst
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales has identified a growing gap between good and poor performers and widespread workforce problems in.... more
(09 January 2008 00:01)

Scottish government targets social workers in Hepatitis C campaign
The Scottish government is urging social workers to improve their knowledge of hepatitis C as part of a national awareness campaign. more
(09 January 2008 00:56)

Disabilities: call to test legal right for short breaks for families
Two leading community care lawyers have joined forces with disability campaigners to try to bring a case to court to test the law around whether.... more
(08 January 2008 12:15)

Gordon Brown floats extending individual budgets to NHS
Prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday signalled the government would end its longstanding opposition to extending individual budgets to healthcare. more
(08 January 2008 12:00)

Action for Blind People: Visually impaired at greater abuse risk
Action for Blind People said today that blind and partially sighted people were four times more likely to be physically abused each day than sighted.... more
(08 January 2008 10:51)

Peter Hain answers Leonard Cheshire's call on disability poverty
Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain has agreed to meet Leonard Cheshire Disability representatives next month to discuss the charity's call for.... more
(08 January 2008 10:51)

How has the winter vomiting virus affected you?
Norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea has already closed 100 hospital wards to new patients. But how is it affecting social care? more
(07 January 2008 16:27)

Barnardo's: more than 100,000 asylum children trapped in poverty
More than 100,000 children may be caught in a 10-year backlog of UK asylum applications and are living in poverty, according to a report published.... more
(07 January 2008 14:57)

New commissioner for older people appointed in Wales
Ruth Marks has been named as the new commissioner for older people in Wales. more
(07 January 2008 12:14)

Pressure grows for reform in care for elderly
Other headlines today include:- Blunkett sets out scheme to stop formation of underclass; Tory plan to stop benefits of jobless who refuse work;.... more
(07 January 2008 10:48)

Wanless-style funding system wins backing in Caring Choices survey
The Caring Choices coalition today added momentum to a "Wanless-style" reform to the adult care funding system in the forthcoming green paper, with.... more
(07 January 2008 08:11)

Adass in third sector link to improve adult disability services
Two leading social care organisations have joined forces today to improve the quality of life for adults with disabilities. more
(07 January 2008 00:01)

Howard League slams parole process for children
Campaign charity the Howard League for Penal Reform has urged the Parole Board for England and Wales to cut “unnecessary time” spent by children in.... more
(04 January 2008 15:38)

Public say prison does not work for young offenders
A poll has revealed that 65% of people do not believe that prison is an effective way of reducing offending among young people. more
(04 January 2008 15:25)

National Autistic Society appoints ex-WRVS head as chief executive
The National Autistic Society has appointed a new chief executive after current incumbent Vernon Beauchamp announced he would be leaving the charity.... more
(04 January 2008 12:25)

IPPR: Government must tackle child poverty in working families
The Institute for Public Policy Research called on the government to refocus its child poverty strategy on working households in a report out.... more
(04 January 2008 12:05)

Women’s groups may get power to rescue ‘brides’ from wedlock
Other headlines today include:- Caging kids is useless; Racism at immigration centres revealed in report; Tories attack government for lack of action.... more
(04 January 2008 09:46)

Rethink and Mind launch stigma survey of mental health users
Charities Rethink and Mind have launched a survey of people with mental health problems and their carers on the best ways of tackling stigma. more
(03 January 2008 14:07)

Barnardo's head Martin Narey to lead Lib Dem social mobility probe
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has appointed Barnardo's chief executive to lead a commission on social mobility for the party. more
(03 January 2008 11:40)

Consumer ratings site for care homes launched
A website containing reviews of care homes by service users and their families, designed to help others choose services, was launched this week. more
(03 January 2008 11:36)

Disabled wife’s care fine fury
Other headlines today include:- Anti-poverty drive is failing working families; £500 a week bill for OAPs trying to stay independent; More than.... more
(03 January 2008 10:14)

Counsel and Care: Green paper must resolve adult care confusion
Counsel and Care today set 10 tests for the forthcoming green paper if it is to reform the adult social care system, which the charity described as.... more
(03 January 2008 10:13)

Howard League condemns 37% hike in prison suicides
The Howard League for Penal Reform today condemned a 37% rise in prison suicides in 2007. more
(02 January 2008 13:20)

Social care stars in New Year's Honours
The founder and chief executive of the mental health charity Sane, Marjorie Wallace, was awarded a CBE in this year’s New Year's Honours list; the.... more
(02 January 2008 15:59)

Most councils have failed to review gender pay gap, says LGE
Local Government Employers said today that fewer than half of English and Welsh councils have carried out reviews into gender pay inequalities, nine.... more
(02 January 2008 14:59)

New Year's resolutions from social care's great and good
Visit more art galleries... work less... research a book on Keir Hardie... smile more... These are just some of the New Year's resolutions from.... more
(02 January 2008 14:19)

Battle to halt deportation of girl, 3, puts spotlight on UK asylum policy
Other headlines today include:- Councils face £2.8bn bill for equal pay; Overcrowding blamed for 37% rise in suicides among inmates in ‘failing’.... more
(02 January 2008 10:24)