Articles by Date : March 01 2005 - March 31 2005

Wednesday 23 March 2005
Half of teachers have mental health problems Gypsy human rights case rejected more
(23 March 2005 10:13)

The Big Question
"Are plans to make councils identify residential sites for gypsies and travellers a good idea?" more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Parents should have final choice
Fifty-five per cent of visitors to Community Care’s website ... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

More urgency needed on proposals
A great deal still needs to be done to create a scheme by 2007 to bar unsuitable people from working with children, the chair of the Ian Huntley.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

One in four children in a lone parent family
The proportion of children living in single-parent families in Great Britain tripled between 1972 and spring 2004 to almost a quarter, according to.... more
(22 March 2005 11:40)

Tuesday 22 March 2005
Sane calls for funding Police want law on forced marriages more
(22 March 2005 09:54)

Green paper on adult social care published
The long-awaited green paper on the future of adult social care was today published by health secretary John Reid, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(21 March 2005 11:36)

More cash for families and schools
Children again featured prominently in the budget, with education high up the agenda. Chancellor Gordon Brown said the government wants children to.... more
(22 March 2005 07:53)

Labour promises more school dinner money
If Labour is re-elected, more money will be made available to improve the quality of school meals, education secretary Ruth Kelly announced this week.... more
(22 March 2005 07:51)

Local government strike called off
Unison today called off the planned strike action of 800,000 members which was due to go ahead this Wednesday after the unions made an agreement with.... more
(21 March 2005 12:47)

Special Report:- The first phase of the Mubarek inquiry
The first phase of the public inquiry into the murder of Zahid Mubarek by his racist cellmate Robert Stewart at Feltham Young Offender Institution.... more
(18 March 2005 17:14)

National Missing Person's Helpline saved from closure
The National Missing Person’s Helpline has been saved from closure after the Home Office approved a request for £300,000 for emergency funding, . more
(21 March 2005 10:23)

Monday 21 March 2005
Laws on cannabis to be reviewed Green paper on adult social care expected more
(21 March 2005 09:56)

Health and Social Care Information Centre to be set up
A Health and Social Care Information Centre will come into operation in April this year, John Reid announced today, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(18 March 2005 11:39)

Round up of the week
Round up of the week beginning 14 March 2005 more
(18 March 2005 16:34)

Reid outlines proposed merger of CSCI and Healthcare Commission
John Reid has confirmed that the Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection will merge to form a single organisation by.... more
(17 March 2005 10:25)

Friday 18 March 2005
Howard would scrap Human Rights Act 320 asylum seekers jailed for having no passports more
(18 March 2005 09:50)

Half of schools to be revamped to become a hub of family services
Chancellor Gordon Brown has pledged to rebuild or refurbish at least half of Britain’s primary schools so they can become a hub of family services, .... more
(17 March 2005 16:08)

Top band of RNCC could be abolished
The top band of the registered nursing care contribution could be abolished as part of government plans to introduce a national framework for NHS.... more
(17 March 2005 15:22)

Council inquiry into murdered girl's care
Camden social services are carrying out a serious case review into the death of a six-year-old girl who was on its child protection register. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Little support for parties' tough line on bad behaviour in schools
The Conservative and Labour parties' promise to crack down on bad behaviour in schools ignores causes of the problems and fails to reflect the views.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Advocates' role put into capacity bill
The government has bowed to pressure to introduce advocates to the Mental Capacity Bill following campaigning by the Making Decisions Alliance. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Judges may weigh up self-harm risks
Courts could be made to take the risk of self-harm into account when sentencing vulnerable offenders to custody. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Probe into racism at Oakington centre
An independent investigation into Oakington immigration reception centre and its removal practices is to be carried out by the prisons and probation.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Inquiry into rape after boy convicted
Gateshead child protection committee has launched an inquiry into the case of a 12-year-old boy who became the youngest person to be convicted of.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Cash crisis may see helpline close soon
The National Missing Persons Helpline is set to close at the end of the month unless it can secure immediate funding. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Angry reaction to drug withdrawal
Community care minister Stephen Ladyman will ask the National Institute for Clinical Excellence whether it has considered the wider social.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

MPs say treatment orders are misused
Drug treatment and testing orders should be better targeted at offenders who genuinely want treatment rather than being used as a "get out of jail.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Baby gives me hope
Salima Jivani is HIV-positive and a single mother of a six-month-old baby. But things are looking up more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Asylum costs olive branch is rejected
Kent Council rejected a government deal last week and is pushing ahead with plans to go to court to win full reimbursement for asylum services costs..... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Fears for children's rights over move to cut guardians' time on court cases
Guardians have warned that cost-cutting measures to keep them out of court and reduce their role in private law cases will harm the representation of.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Prevention measure to be made priority
Councils' homelessness prevention schemes are to come under closer scrutiny, the government has signalled. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

If you ask me...
Samantha Falconer is an expert patients programme tutor having suffered with uterus tissue disorder endometriosis. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Earlier racist attack not investigated
An Asian prisoner was brutally assaulted in a racist attack at Feltham Young Offender Institution just two months before the death of Zahid.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Rethink pensions plan
As Community Care went to press, local government workers were waiting with bated breath to see if the deputy prime minister would see sense and.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Tabloid bully tactics
Seldom can a government planning circular have excited such fury. Yet somehow planning circular 1/94, issued presumably in all innocence by the.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
In the struggle for a claim to be considered an integral part of society, many disabled people feel the need to lead semi-public lives more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Book Reviews - Insistent Voices: Stories on Claiming Identity
The world of people with learning difficulties can be one of loneliness and despair where their characters are forgotten and in effect die, writes.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Book Review: Children and Young People who Sexually Abuse - New Theory, Research and Practice Developments
This is the fifth in a series of books edited by Martin Calder dealing with children and young people who sexually abuse, writes Andrew Durham. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Book Review - Just Writers: A Collection of Works by Disabled Writers
Living with disabilities can bring unique human experiences, writes Simon Heng. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Training Materials: Positive approaches to person-centred planning
Alice Bradley's jargon-free workbook provides a grounding on the disability movement of the past 20 years and the drivers of change, writes Diane.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Web review: www.supported-parenting.com
Research shows parents with learning difficulties are disproportionately represented in child care proceedings and are less likely to have received.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Care system 'more harmful than abuse'
Most children who have been taken into care after suffering sexual or physical abuse feel they have been more damaged by the care system than by the.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Northern Ireland social work degree students refused funding in England
Social work students from Northern Ireland have been applying to do their degree elsewhere in the UK without realising they are not entitled to.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Police want to pursue softly-softly approach
Wales will continue to spurn the use of antisocial behavioural orders in favour of more rehabilitative approaches to tackling social problems, a.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Shared Experience
Welsh social services have been through a tough time of late. Some of the worst inspection results in the UK combined with poor health and economic.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Blade Runners
More and more teenage boys are carrying and using knives out of fear of attack or because they think it's cool. Gerard Lemos looks at what can be.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Has the SCIE fallen in?
Its recent, somewhat mysterious, disagreement with the government over new responsibilities has left the Social Care Institute for Excellence in a.... more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

A reality check
Joint teams to help older people claim benefits are failing to live up to the spin, writes Gary Vaux. more
(17 March 2005 00:00)

Biggest strike since 1926 planned for next week
Public sector workers are set to strike next week in what would be the biggest walk-out since the General Strike in 1926, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(17 March 2005 10:59)