Articles by Date : February 01 2007 - February 28 2007

Concerns ignored at Sutton and Merton
Managers at all levels of Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust ignored concerns about the treatment of people with learning difficulties, even.... more
(01 February 2007 00:29)

Lessons from Orchard Hill and Cornwall. Choice Support provides learning disabilities services and has an active anti-abuse policy. How does that work, asks Graham Hopkins
In light of Orchard Hill how can service providers be sure they are best protecting service users? National charity Choice Support called in expert.... more
(01 February 2007 00:23)

A negative culture
Staff at Orchard Hill did not treat residents as human beings with rights, says Joanna Perry more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Lessons from Orchard Hill and Cornwall. United Response's learning disability services show the importance of person-centred planning
The Orchard Hill inquiry exposed a lack of person-centred planning. One national charity's approach, however, has transformed the lives of people.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Signs of hope
Grant Wetherall looks for ways to prevent abuse taking root and flourishing in the future more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Family justice centre, Croydon: the first of its kind in Europe
It was a busy first 10 months for Europe's first family justice centre where 32 agencies work together under one roof to help victims of domestic.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Commissioning after the CSCI's state of social care report
How far is the drive towards personalised care being reflected in the commissioning of social care services, asks Anabel Unity Sale more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Community Care Award carers winner: Nottingham's Changing Places project
Changing Place enables those with severe disabilities to use the public facilities most of us take for granted. Mary Garboden meets the manager of.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Ashley Homes joins forces with private sector to pursue tender for a PFI (public private finance initiative) scheme
Ashley Homes' success story serves as a prime example of how the private and voluntary sectors can get it right if they work together constructively,.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Internet child abuse: a Nuffield Foundation study casts fresh light on how cases should be dealt with
This article looks at the findings from a major study of known cases of international and internet child sexual abuse. The research identified six.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

'We've been too quiet'
Liz Felton tells Simeon Brody why her new role at Together must include making the mental health charity better known more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Frontlines: The school leaving age
Raising the school leaving age will do nothing for the under-16s who are already failing at school, writes Helen Bonnick more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
A service user's view of social care more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

If you ask me...Claudia Mejia
Claudia Mejia is 29 and a mother. She uses mental health services in London more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

This Life: A life less ordinary
Manel Güell was diagnosed as HIV positive when only 23 and has adjusted his life plans accordingly more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Open Forum
Ruth Kelly did the right thing by her child, but what about instructing services to help the rest of us to do the same, writes Angela Basoah more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Behan gives 12 months for partnerships to gel
Social care's top civil servant warned that the next 12 months would be crucial for the sector's partnerships with the NHS. more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Bill faces prospect of political 'ping-pong'
The Mental Health Bill could be mired in a "prolonged wrangle" involving MPs and peers, the official in charge of its implementation told the.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Soundbites
from Community Care Live Adult Care more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Call for recognition of carers as providers
Carers "ought to be recognised" as the main provider of social care for older people," Daphne Statham, honorary professor of social work at Warwick.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Scots social care complaints rise
There has been a big surge in complaints about care services in Scotland more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Scottish council to repay meal costs
Edinburgh Council is to repay £2m it charged 820 older people for help in preparing meals under the free personal care policy. more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

GSCC admonishes North Lincolnshire social worker for hugging
The General Social Care Council has admonished Stephen Thompson, a social worker for 24 years, for breaching its code of practice. more
(01 February 2007 12:26)

Housing projects saved our lives'
Residents of two government-funded supported housing schemes have reported high levels of satisfaction, with some claiming the projects had saved.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Unified directors body promises to boost councils' clout with Whitehall
Children's services heads will have more influence with government with the creation of a new directors' body next week, an education leader has said. more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Charity urges action on financial abuse
The government has been criticised for failing to tighten systems to tackle the financial abuse of older people, in a report showing they are losing.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Register sees big rise in placements
The national adoption register found placements for 40 per cent more children in the year to November 2006 compared with the previous year. more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

No time to shut up shop
The reluctance of some agencies working with children to say what they really think about the row over gay adoption and the Catholic Church bears.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Adoption sector concern over likely loss of Catholic agencies
The prime minister has set out his view of the Catholic position on the Equality Act but social care bodies have been more reluctant to speak out..... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Leadership key to education outcomes
Teenagers with learning difficulties do as well in mainstream further education as in specialist colleges, so long as they have specialist teachers.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

'Cat's cradle of red tape' dogs move to adult services for young people
"Urgent action" is needed to tackle the "considerable difficulties" facing disabled young people and their families in the transition from children's.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Post-Morgan agenda
Rod Morgan decided to jump before he was pushed. Ministers had already informed the chair of the Youth Justice Board that to continue he would have.... more
(01 February 2007 00:00)

Staff not following guidance, says study
Social care staff are failing to follow government child protection guidance when working with children exposed to domestic violence or substance.... more
(01 February 2007 12:20)

Law lords to look at private exception
The question of whether independent care providers should be governed by human rights law looks set to be settled by the highest court in the land. more
(01 February 2007 12:13)

Fears of a government ‘yes man’ being appointed to replace Morgan
The resignation of Youth Justice Board chair Rod Morgan has sparked fears that the Home Office will replace him with a “government patsy”. more
(01 February 2007 11:48)

More scrutiny over death in care cases
Deaths in custody or care could be subject to greater scrutiny under new proposals to extend the power of coroners. more
(01 February 2007 12:01)

Unison calls off Surrey strike
Public sector union Unison has suspended three days of strike action over pay at Surrey Council next week. more
(01 February 2007 08:44)