Articles by Date : February 01 2006 - February 28 2006

Better outcomes after ward changes
The experience of acute psychiatric care could be improved by allowing service users and staff to make changes at ward level, according to a major.... more
(23 February 2006 14:57)

Councils push for eligibility rethink
Councils in Surrey and Sussex are pressing health colleagues to change their policies on NHS continuing care to reduce the number of people wrongly.... more
(23 February 2006 14:54)

Disability group issues redundancy notices as it wrestles with cash crisis
A leading user-run disability organisation has revealed that it is facing serious financial difficulties and has issued its staff with redundancy.... more
(23 February 2006 14:52)

Hewitt warns trusts on shunting costs
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has warned primary care trusts not to shunt costs on to social services departments amid evidence this is happening.... more
(23 February 2006 14:50)

Livingstone acts on deprived children
The London mayor has launched a commission to tackle child poverty as research showed the risks of falling into poverty in the capital are far higher.... more
(23 February 2006 14:47)

Disability groups condemn Welsh government's U-turn on free care
The Welsh assembly government has ditched its manifesto pledge of free home care for disabled people because it claims it cannot afford to pay for.... more
(23 February 2006 14:46)

'Spend red-tape money on front line'
The chair of the Local Government Association has called on the government to reduce civil service bureaucracy and divert any savings made to.... more
(23 February 2006 14:42)

'Extend service user charges' says report
Charges for people using public services, including social care, should be extended to raise some of the extra revenue needed to meet future demand,.... more
(23 February 2006 14:35)

Directors deny that structural change
Cultural barriers and a lack of funds are preventing parents of children at risk gaining support, reports Josephine Hocking more
(23 February 2006 14:31)

Pre-school policy helps vulnerable
The expansion of pre-school education in Scotland has benefited vulnerable children by intervening in their lives at a critical stage, a major.... more
(23 February 2006 14:18)

Campaign to shut as funding dries up
A group that has campaigned for asylum seekers' rights for more than 10 years is to shut in May because of a lack of funds. more
(23 February 2006 14:16)

Councils 'must issue admissions report'
Local authorities should be required to produce an annual report detailing proposed school admissions policies in their areas, to ensure all children.... more
(23 February 2006 14:15)

Charity's anti-stigma campaign aims to set example to health department
Mental health charity Rethink is to launch a £100,000 one-month anti-stigma campaign in Norwich amid doubts about the effectiveness of the.... more
(23 February 2006 14:13)

Experts protected by Meadow ruling
Doctors and other professionals writing reports for courts or giving expert testimony will be immune from disciplinary action after a landmark High.... more
(23 February 2006 14:01)

Lack of integration hits service quality
Intermediate care services are not delivering their full potential because of a lack of integration with mainstream services and insufficient.... more
(23 February 2006 14:00)

Social work has 'key role in resettlement'
Social workers have a critical role to play in the resettlement of young people coming out of custody into the community, according to a plan.... more
(23 February 2006 13:57)

Teenage pregnancies continue to fall
Minister for children Beverley Hughes today welcomed figures published by the Office of National Statistics which found the number of teenage.... more
(23 February 2006 00:00)

Pubs inaccessible to some disabled people
Many of the UK’s pubs and bars are not providing adequate access or service facilities for disabled people, according to a report published today by.... more
(21 February 2006 00:00)

Sexual health clinics cannot cope with demand
Almost two thirds of sexual health clinics in England cannot cope with demand and turn patients away, a survey published today reveals. more
(23 February 2006 00:00)

Open Forum
We have centres for young people, so why not ones for older people to help overcome exclusion, asks Hugh Gault more
(23 February 2006 10:41)

Frontlines - Alzheimer's
One of our team of practitioner columnists describes her family’s experience of Alzheimer’s more
(23 February 2006 10:37)

Rebuilding society is biggest project of all
"Brat Camp's offensive teens sharply illustrate how hard it is for parents across the classes to bring up their children otr to nurture each other" more
(23 February 2006 10:32)

If you ask me...Len Dabby (not his real name)
Len Dabby (not his real name) is 13 and has been living in a Hillcrest children’s home in Hampshire since July 2005 more
(23 February 2006 10:25)

Keep off the grass
One in four young people use cannabis and some heavy users blame their serious mental illness on the drug. While experts debate the link, says Katie.... more
(23 February 2006 10:00)

The Big Question
Should the Child Support Agency be scrapped? more
(23 February 2006 10:20)

The Simon Heng Column
A service users view of social care more
(23 February 2006 10:17)

We couldn't make it up
Nobody, not even the doctors, would believe the pain felt by Eden Hansen who has a form of rheumatism more
(23 February 2006 10:15)

A life-changing experience
The government wants to extend the principles of Sure Start to older people. They could do worse than take their inspiration from a community centre.... more
(23 February 2006 09:49)

Up late again?
A service for older Bangladeshi people that is flexible enough to fit in with their cultural needs has won a Community Care Award. Sarah Bartlett.... more
(23 February 2006 09:43)

Whose agenda is it anyway?
How central is social care to the white paper? Does it matter that health wins the lion’s share of attention in the plans? Here, colleagues Chris Ham.... more
(23 February 2006 09:40)

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2006
Labour’s bulging client state now employs 44 per cent of people more
(23 February 2006 09:38)

Barking Mad
Adoption stories over thousands of transatlantic miles are a favourite with the media. more
(14 February 2006 00:00)

Families of murder victims need more support
Victim Support is to liaise with social services to raise awareness of the needs of families of people killed by murder or manslaughter, the charity.... more
(22 February 2006 00:00)

£15 million boost for play
A £15 million partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and the Children’s Play Council will boost play amongst children in order to improve their.... more
(22 February 2006 00:00)

WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY
Councils fund panic rooms for domestic violence victims more
(22 February 2006 09:53)

Sixty Second Interview with Adam Sampson
Director of Shelter, Adam Sampson talks to Amy Taylor more
(22 February 2006 08:59)

Sixty Second Interview with Adam Sampson
Sixty Second Interview with Adam Sampson, chief executive of Shelter more
(21 February 2006 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview
Sixty Second Interview with Joyce Moseley more
(15 February 2006 00:00)

Almost 80 MPs condemn mental health bill
Backbench opposition to the mental health bill could force a Commons defeat for the government, it has emerged. more
(21 February 2006 00:00)

Council tax will rise to fund social services
Local authorities in England are being forced to increase council tax in order to pay for the higher demand in social services, according to a.... more
(21 February 2006 00:00)

Eighty per cent of people engage with charities to support vulnerable people
Eight in every 10 people believe that local charities are important in supporting vulnerable people in local communities and representing local.... more
(21 February 2006 00:00)

Single sentencing framework planned for juvenile offenders
The Youth Justice Board has welcomed plans to replace nine existing community sentences for juveniles with a single youth rehabilitation order by.... more
(21 February 2006 08:13)

Judge demands greater clarity in use of dispersal orders
The police will have to provide better explanations for the use of dispersal orders following a successful challenge at the High Court. more
(21 February 2006 08:16)

In the Spotlight with Stephen Burke
In the Spotlight with Counsel and Care chief executive Stephen Burke more
(21 February 2006 11:23)

Expert witnesses promised immunity from disciplinary action
A High Court judge has ruled that expert witnesses giving evidence in court must be immune from any disciplinary action, save in exceptional.... more
(21 February 2006 08:19)

GSCC sets out plans for a fully qualified social care workforce
Unqualified social care staff working in children’s homes, adoption and fostering agencies and outreach services could be forced to gain at least an.... more
(21 February 2006 08:26)

Why I love my job
Social care staff on the joys of the profession more
(13 February 2006 12:40)

Profile: Alan Caygill
Careers in social care more
(13 February 2006 11:26)

Job file
People in social care talk about the reality of their role more
(13 February 2006 09:19)

Job file
People in social care talk about the reality of their role more
(21 February 2006 08:24)