Articles by Date : February 01 2006 - February 28 2006

'I don't want to over-promise'
Patricia Hewitt tells Mithran Samuel why social care professionals should keep faith with the government's plans more
(09 February 2006 09:47)

'Government has abused our charitable status'
Scope Chief Executive Tony Mainwaring tells Sally Gillen how the charity ended up with a £10m hole in its finances more
(03 February 2006 11:00)

FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2006
Child Support Agency to be scrapped more
(10 February 2006 09:48)

Sixty Second Interview with Robert Tapsfield
Sixty Second Interview with Robert Tapsfield more
(10 February 2006 09:06)

Sixty Second Interview with Robert Tapsfield
Sixty Second Interview with Robert Tapsfield more
(08 February 2006 00:00)

Government figures on disability published
There are more than 10 million disabled people in Britain, according to figures released by the government today. more
(09 February 2006 00:00)

CSA will be completely redesigned
The Child Support Agency is to be “completely redesigned,” the work and pensions secretary John Hutton told MPs today. more
(09 February 2006 00:00)

Overhaul of social work in Scotland announced
Frontline staff will take on more responsibility as part of the “biggest overhaul of social work for 40 years” in Scotland, education and young.... more
(08 February 2006 00:00)

Soaring childcare costs raise issue of affordability
The government has come under renewed pressure to look at the affordability of childcare, as well as availability, following publication of the.... more
(09 February 2006 12:51)

Working with Mentally Disordered Offenders: A training pack for staff working in criminal justice, health and social care, and the voluntary sector
This is a must-have for adults working with vulnerable adults who are suspected of committing a criminal offence, and is an effective and well.... more
(03 February 2006 09:48)

Person Centred Planning and Care Management with People with Learning Disabilities
There are many important issues facing the care management system today in the light of person-centred planning and approaches, and you would be.... more
(03 February 2006 09:51)

Making Sense of the Children Act 1989
This is something to be held in the office for reference rather than to be taken home to read from cover to cover. more
(03 February 2006 09:53)

It's All in the Record: Meeting the challenge of open recording
Case recording is often a neglected part of modern day social work practice and treated as an afterthought rather than central to practice, writes.... more
(03 February 2006 09:58)

An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Stuart-Hamilton sets out to explain everyday phrases that are intended to be interpreted symbolically, and which would be meaningless, confusing or.... more
(03 February 2006 10:00)

Questions from Community Care - Common Ground
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(09 February 2006 11:29)

Questions from Community Care - Now it's our say
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(09 February 2006 11:24)

Proposals beg questions
The health and social care white paper offers a rich vision of integrated services, but will financial realities and cultural differences between.... more
(09 February 2006 11:19)

Social care leaders must seize chance
It is common for social care to see itself as the poor relation of public policy – a sort-of Cinders-like appendage of the health service that tends.... more
(09 February 2006 11:17)

Open Forum
Could able-bodied people show as much patience as those with disabilities have to if they were patronised, asks Simon Stevens more
(09 February 2006 11:13)

Frontlines - Early Months of 24-Hour Licensing
The prophets of doom who railed against liberalisiing the licensing laws have gone remarkably quiet. Cheers to that, says Nigel Leaney more
(09 February 2006 11:11)

If you ask me...Charlotte McMaster
Charlotte McMaster has learning difficulties and receives services from Hillcrest Care in Sussex more
(09 February 2006 10:53)

The Big Question
Do you support the social workers who have united to fight section nine? more
(09 February 2006 10:50)

The Simon Heng column
A service user's view of social care more
(09 February 2006 10:43)

I have a new outlook
Subtle changes in behaviour have improved both Alex Williams' mental health and her view of life more
(09 February 2006 10:41)

Surrey: Pioneer or oddity?
Last month Surrey Council announced plans to reintegrate its children’s and adults’ services to form a new families’ directorate. This followed its.... more
(09 February 2006 10:39)

Listen up
A telephone and e-mail counselling service for young Muslims won a Community Care Award in the older children and teenagers category, reports Katie.... more
(09 February 2006 10:34)

Another money puzzle
Although the ideas in the government’s white paper on health and social care have been well received, there are concerns about how the blueprint for.... more
(09 February 2006 10:23)

Welsh deprived by English jail terms
Welsh young offenders placed in the English secure estate are having their education, health and resettlement opportunities blighted, a joint UK and.... more
(09 February 2006 10:11)

'Para-professionals' set for Scotland
A new group of "para-professionals" are to work under the direction of social workers as part of a major overhaul proposed by the Scottish executive.... more
(09 February 2006 10:09)

Charity contests law on care charges
A charity has mounted a legal challenge over a law that led to a woman with dementia paying for residential care she did not want. more
(09 February 2006 10:07)

Physical restraint must be 'last resort'
Physical restraint should only be used on young people in prison as a "last resort," according to guidance for staff issued this week by the Youth.... more
(09 February 2006 10:04)

THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2006
Child Support Agency faces major reform more
(09 February 2006 10:00)

Protests at delay to easy-read paper
Campaigners have slammed the government's failure to make the welfare reform green paper accessible to people with learning difficulties. more
(09 February 2006 09:43)

Peer bids to win backing for talking therapies after white paper setback
The Labour peer behind the government's talking therapies policy has called for a political campaign to convince ministers to invest heavily in the.... more
(09 February 2006 09:41)

Your chance to be a policy name maker
Community Care readers have the chance to put their stamp on government policy - and enjoy tea at the House of Lords to boot. more
(09 February 2006 09:34)

Scottish support tribunals launched
A new tribunal system for Scotland that can help children secure extra education and support services is launched this week. more
(09 February 2006 09:29)

Homeless families database 'is safe'
The Association of London Government and the Greater London Authority have denied reports that a scheme to safeguard homeless children, launched in.... more
(09 February 2006 09:25)

Government urged to deal with self-employed sex offenders
A leading child protection expert has urged the government to create an organisation to deal with sex offenders who are self-employed, Community Care.... more
(09 February 2006 00:00)

Byrne hits right notes
It's always encouraging when a minister turns up at a conference and actually has something to say. Care services minister Liam Byrne did not.... more
(09 February 2006 09:11)

Call for body to check self-employed
A child protection expert is proposing to create an organisation to deal with child sex offenders who are self-employed, Community Care has learned. more
(09 February 2006 09:07)

Selective view of access
Education secretary Ruth Kelly maintains she is committed to a fair admissions system for all pupils and she is adamant that the government's reforms.... more
(09 February 2006 09:05)

Kelly's new stance on reform meets campaigners' demands half way
Campaigners have welcomed revisions to the education white paper to enforce schools' adherence to the admissions code, but have called on ministers.... more
(09 February 2006 09:02)

Now it's our say
Grand visions abound and there is plenty for the social care sector to influence when it comes to funding and implementation. In the first of a.... more
(09 February 2006 08:59)

McConnell demands probe into
Scottish first minister Jack McConnell has called for a review of protection procedures for children whose parents misuse drugs, prompting concerns.... more
(09 February 2006 08:53)

Councils to do more to find proper sites
New guidelines for local authorities on finding sites for gypsies and travellers have been welcomed by campaigners. more
(09 February 2006 08:51)

Concerns over quality as lower cost of outsourced services is revealed
Councils spend significantly more on adult services they provide than on care they commission, new figures reveal. more
(09 February 2006 08:49)

Welsh to extend advocacy funding
The Welsh assembly government has extended funding for learning difficulty advocacy groups after an influential report warned services could close.... more
(09 February 2006 08:46)

'Disappointingly slow' progress in homes' management of medicines
Care and children's homes have failed to sufficiently improve their management of medicines in the two years since a damning report on their.... more
(09 February 2006 08:44)

Inspectors slam Woodhill prison
Six young offenders were wrongly placed in a high security prison at risk from adult inmates and staff, a damning report has found. more
(09 February 2006 08:41)

Common ground?
The lack of a common assessment framework for children "in need" and those "at risk of significant harm" hinders child protection, says Barry Raynes more
(09 February 2006 08:36)