Articles by Date : February 01 2005 - February 28 2005

Debate on community matrons
We asked:- Is the idea of community matrons a good one? more
(18 February 2005 11:50)

Friday 18th February 2005
TV violence can make children aggressive CSA chief still in role more
(18 February 2005 10:07)

Report casts doubts over free personal care costs
The Scottish executive has pledged to revisit the cost of providing free personal care in Scotland after research found that providing such care.... more
(16 February 2005 16:16)

Registration to continue beyond 1 April
Thousands of social workers who have not completed the registration process with the General Social Care Council by the 1 April deadline might yet be.... more
(18 February 2005 07:49)

Overseas staff on the rise
There has been an 82 per cent increase in the number of overseas social workers entering the UK, according to research commissioned by the Department.... more
(18 February 2005 07:46)

Ladyman hints at social care degree
A social care degree could be introduced if there is enough support for one, community care minister Stephen Ladyman said this month. more
(18 February 2005 07:43)

Finding the leaders of tomorrow
Leadership has been identified as a major gap in the social care workforce by a proposed social care workforce plan. more
(18 February 2005 07:41)

Children with learning difficulties mistaken as antisocial
An increasing number of young people with learning difficulties are at risk of getting antisocial behaviour orders because their behaviour is.... more
(17 February 2005 14:55)

Visualise a future...
... where sight problems afflict a large proportion of the population. This could well become a reality as the UK's population ages and.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Don't ignore special needs
The lack of specialised education facilities for young people with Asperger's is costing the nation and many of those with the condition dearly, says.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Why didn't I know?
Judy Clinton discovers a facility that might even have saved her late son Robbie's life. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Career Clinic
Care for your Career more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Social care leadership receives boost with initiatives to improve managers' skills
Will efforts to address managerial skills shortfalls in social work overcome the pressures of the role, asks Craig Kenny. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Training guidance in children's homes tightened
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has revised guidance on qualification standards for managers and care staff in children's homes. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

'Prisons are filling in as nursing homes'
The prison system is being used as a "high security nursing home" for older inmates and sending them to an early grave, according to the Howard.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Practitioners welcome review's aim to define mental health nurses' role
Mental health nurses are suffering an identity crisis thanks largely to the pace of change in the sector. Sally Gillen reports on the review that is.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Reimbursement of costs is 'chaotic'
Kent Council has branded as chaotic the government's system for reimbursing councils for what they spend on asylum. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Care inspection body fears sharp fall in funding after review of quangos
The Commission for Social Care Inspection is facing an uncertain future financially, with the Department of Health yet to reveal its grant level for.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Direct payments not promoted 'due to fears over safety of the service'
Social services organisations in Scotland say a plan to offer direct payments to all community care service users from April could place vulnerable.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Review to focus on six departments
The "21st Century" review of social work in Scotland is to visit six social work departments as it works on a blueprint for best practice and.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Vulnerable adults bill delayed for a year
A new bill to protect vulnerable adults has been held up by legislation to ban smoking in workplaces in Scotland. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Charity suspended for three months
An Alzheimer's charity has been suspended from receiving donations, two years after a Charity Commission investigation found evidence of misconduct.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

National survey of carers announced
A national assessment of the training, skills and experience of foster carers has been announced by the government. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
The government's suggested changes to the system of disability benefits could both ease poverty and diminish social exclusion. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

A clash of cultures?
Most new directors of children's services have an education background - but does that mean they lack crucial experience for the role? Polly Neate.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Ladyman throws out demands for a more thorough review of social care
Calls for a government-commissioned Wanless-style review of social care have been dismissed by the community care minister. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Applause for Glasgow effort to beef up front-line support
Review paves way for 100 new qualified social workers, 112 para-professionals and falling vacancy rates in children's and families team, writes.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Panorama: Crime Waves
Crime Waves provided one of the most compelling arguments for tackling child abuse with far more vigour, and why survivors of abuse need a great deal.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

The Change Health Picture Bank
Change, a national organisation run by people with learning difficulties, has produced a bank of pictures to help with communication on health. It.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

SOCIAL WORK WITH OLDER PEOPLE
This is a clearly written and ambitious book that provides social work students with information and skills to enable them to work well with older.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

THE ETHICS OF WELFARE: HUMAN RIGHTS, DEPENDENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY
This journey explores themes such as definitions and interpretations of human rights, cultural concepts of different perceived types of citizen, and.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Pandering to reaction
It is rare for rational debate to figure prominently in the run-up to a general election, and this one is proving no different. Perhaps we should not.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Council defends its role in cruelty case
Plymouth Council is fighting a coroner's decision to investigate its role in the death of a baby. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

'Raise training to continental levels'
England and Wales should bring the training of children's home workers up to continental levels, peers have been told. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Families as shark bait
Once again people in poverty have been shown to be vulnerable to unreasonable interest rates, but this time not from the local loan shark. As the.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Teachers defy order on excluded pupil
Teachers have voted to refuse to teach a 15-year-old boy who was expelled from school, despite an independent appeal panel ordering them to take him.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Government's draft bill race review attacked for lacking independence
Campaigners have criticised the government's decision to carry out its own race impact assessment on the draft Mental Health Bill. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

How to use a recruitment consultancy
Care for your career. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Pensions minister promises action on age discrimination
Age discrimination will be outlawed in Britain under legislation due to be introduced next year, writes Craig Kenny. more
(17 February 2005 12:04)

If you ask me...
Nineteen-year-old Julie Sym has learning difficulties and receives support from Partners for Inclusion. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Job File: Occupational Therapist
Care for your Career. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

More children and women in refuges
The number of children fleeing with their mothers to domestic violence refuges in England increased by almost 8 per cent last year, according to new.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Pressure group nails benefits staff gaffe
The Department for Work and Pensions has agreed to remind benefits managers of the rules governing attendance allowance. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

On the snail's trail
The government should adopt a slower pace when it comes to implementing new ideas, particularly in children's services, while hyperactive.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Too close to the edge
A teenage boy's violent behaviour has masked his depression. Now homeless and misusing solvents he needs urgent support. more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Promising the world
Many salute the government's wish to transform the lives of disabled people within 20 years. Natalie Valios asks whether its plans can deliver . more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Thursday 17th February 2005
Ministers miscalculate cost of free personal care in Scotland and Prime minister Tony Blair is attacked on Channel Five talk show more
(17 February 2005 11:36)

Asbos make their big screen debut
West Surrey police have been screening images of people issued with antisocial behaviour orders in Guildford town centre in the first initiative of.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Study daze
Social workers are now registering throughout the UK. But an essential part of their re-registration - post-registration training and learning -is.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)

Bid for pay parity at guardians' body
Bid for pay parity at guardians' body The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service will come under pressure to give staff in England.... more
(17 February 2005 00:00)