Articles by Date : March 01 2006 - March 31 2006

Draft bill dumped but campaigners fear compulsion will still increase
Campaigners have welcomed the abandonment of the Mental Health Bill but warned that the government’s alternative plans could still extend the use of.... more
(30 March 2006 09:50)

Stories of self-harm throw professionals
Professionals working with children often take the wrong tack in response to disclosures of selfharm, an inquiry has concluded. more
(30 March 2006 09:38)

Gaps in support for children in care
Looked-after children are poorly supported and achieve low outcomes in about half of local authority education services, according to Ofsted. more
(30 March 2006 09:37)

Leaders urged to be more vociferous
Social care chiefs must be more assertive if they are to get anything out of next year’s comprehensive spending review, according to head of training.... more
(30 March 2006 09:34)

Charity to sue trust over £1m ‘subsidy’
A charity plans to sue an NHS trust alleging it has failed to cover the costs of running five residential care homes, in a case that could set an.... more
(30 March 2006 09:29)

Judge urges safety first on violent fathers
The family justice system should abandon any feeling that a man who is violent to the mother of his children can be a good father, a top judge has.... more
(30 March 2006 09:26)

Fresh delay dashes bid to guarantee separate representation for children
Legislation to ensure all children in private law cases are represented separately from their parents will be hit by a new delay while the.... more
(30 March 2006 09:25)

Strict controls for data-sharing index
Details of children who could be put at risk by being traced will be concealed on the proposed information-sharing index, the government has said. more
(30 March 2006 09:16)

Scots bill to make care more flexible
Proposals to introduce new permanence orders, which give courts more flexibility in allocating parental responsibility for looked after children,.... more
(30 March 2006 09:14)

Unions and councils row over strike
Council chiefs claim local negotiations enabled many essential services, such as social care, to stay open during this week’s strike over pensions. more
(30 March 2006 09:11)

Questions from Community Care - Bring on the Champions
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(30 March 2006 08:45)

Questions from Community Care - A Learning Process
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(30 March 2006 08:44)

Bring on the Champions
Last year, Lancashire’s adult and community services directorate abolished the inert, passion-free zone that was its equality and diversity steering.... more
(30 March 2006 08:36)

A Learning Process
The prospects for disadvantaged children and young people under the Education Bill remain uncertain, says Martin Rogers more
(30 March 2006 08:27)

New services for victims of domestic violence and rape
The government has announced £2.5 million for services for victims of domestic violence and rape today. more
(29 March 2006 16:12)

Sixty Second Interview with Sarah Stone
The Welsh assembly government’s ditching of its manifesto pledge of free home care for disabled people because it claims it cannot afford to pay for.... more
(07 March 2006 14:30)

Government sets out terms of cash review
Sir Derek Wanless is among the members of a working group that will advise the Department of Health’s review of adult social care funding to feed.... more
(30 March 2006 00:29)

Northern Ireland children's commissioner dies
Northern Ireland children's commissioner Nigel Williams died yesterday at home, his office has announced. He was diagnosed with cancer two years.... more
(28 March 2006 00:00)

Call for free minimum level of care
Older people in England should be guaranteed a minimum level of care to ensure a more equitable system for all, Sir Derek Wanless’s.... more
(30 March 2006 00:21)

Care services failing older people
Older people’s services still suffer from age discrimination, particularly in mental health, inadequate partnership working and insufficient.... more
(27 March 2006 12:22)

WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2006
Social care pushed up political agenda more
(29 March 2006 09:55)

Removal of failed asylum seeker families to be reviewed
The government is launching a UK-wide review of the way it removes failed asylum seeker famiies after strong criticism of the dawn raids that.... more
(28 March 2006 15:21)

Budget offers help to low income families
Children’s charities and campaigners have broadly welcomed new measures to help low-income families announced by Gordon Brown in his budget speech.... more
(27 March 2006 13:56)

New mental health proposals unclear on children and young people
The rights of children and young people have not been properly considered in the latest mental health proposals, according to campaign charity.... more
(28 March 2006 13:26)

Special report on the lack of support for children with disabilities
Children with special educational needs and disabilities, especially those with complex and multiple needs, do not get sufficient support, according.... more
(24 March 2006 00:00)

Muslim Parliament warns of risk of child abuse in Madrasas
Children taught in Islamic evening and weekend schools do not have sufficient protection from physical and sexual abuse, according to UK Islamic.... more
(28 March 2006 13:23)

Drive for school nurses hampered by lack of funds
New guidance on recruiting more school nurses will prove to be nothing more than “rhetoric” unless the government can put its money where its mouth.... more
(28 March 2006 13:20)

Looked after children receiving raw deal on education
Looked after children are inadequately supported in half of all local authorities, the education watchdog Ofsted has revealed. more
(28 March 2006 13:16)

Adoption in Scotland to be radically overhauled
A new bill in Scotland published today will radically overhaul adoption north of the border. more
(28 March 2006 00:00)

Williams elected as next ADSS vice president
Anne Williams, the Association of Directors of Social Services’ resources committee co-chair, has been elected as the ADSS’s next vice-president. more
(28 March 2006 00:00)

Postcode lottery for older people worsens
Older people can miss out on care because of where they live, a survey published today by Counsel and Care has found. more
(28 March 2006 00:00)

TUESDAY 28 MARCH 2006
More than one million local government workers to strike over pensions more
(28 March 2006 09:42)

Service users define good care
Adult service users in England explain what makes good care in a report published today by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. more
(27 March 2006 14:32)

Special report on what the Budget means for social care
Social care did not get an obvious mention in this week’s Budget speech, as Gordon Brown concentrated on reviving New Labour’s old mantra of.... more
(24 March 2006 14:26)

MONDAY 27 MARCH 2006
Rise in children's use of cocaine more
(27 March 2006 10:07)

Campaigners give mixed response to government's mental health announcement
Campaigners have given a mixed response today to government plans to amend the 1983 Mental Health Act rather than introduce a new bill. more
(23 March 2006 00:00)

Government urged to introduce registration scheme for religious Islamic schools
The Muslim Parliament of Great Britain has issued a report urging the government to establish a national registration scheme for religious Islamic.... more
(24 March 2006 00:00)

Special needs audit reveals gaps in services
Children with severe sensory impairments, profound learning difficulties, severe autism or severe behavioural, emotional and social difficulties are.... more
(24 March 2006 14:48)

Campaigners in Wales speak out on dropped mental health bill
Mental health campaigners in Wales hope the Westminster government’s decision to drop the draft mental health bill means the Welsh assembly can.... more
(24 March 2006 14:04)

FRIDAY 24 MARCH 2006
Mental health legislation toned down but doubts persist more
(24 March 2006 09:49)

Comments on mental health announcement
Comments on the mental health bill announcement Mental Health Alliance chair Paul Farmer said: “We are now in uncharted waters.  The.... more
(23 March 2006 00:00)

Advice can help disputes more effectively
A report released today by the Department for Constitutional Affairs has said that giving vulnerable people better delivered advice on subjects such.... more
(23 March 2006 00:00)

Missing Word answers
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(23 March 2006 15:36)

Missing Words
This weeks missing words taken from the latest issue of Community Care and guest publication Farmers Weekly. more
(03 March 2006 15:58)

Brown unveils a policy review of support for young people in Budget
The government has launched a policy review of support for children and young people as part of proposals unveiled in today’s Budget. more
(22 March 2006 00:00)

Mental Health Act 1983 to be amended
The Mental Health Act 1983 is to be amended rather than a new bill being introduced, health minister Rosie Winterton announced today. more
(23 March 2006 00:00)

'We need to get social care intervening at an earlier stage'
Dropping free home care for disabled people earned the Welsh health and social services minister criticism from social work. But now, he tells Derren.... more
(16 March 2006 09:39)

Don't uproot them again
Local authorities have a duty to provide this country's estimated 6,000 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children with care and support. more
(23 March 2006 00:10)

Mistaken identity
Many people seem to have it in for social care. So what can the profession do to give it an image like that enjoyed by police, nurses and teachers?.... more
(23 March 2006 10:28)

THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2006
By Maria Ahmed, Derren Hayes, Mithran Samuel and Amy Taylor Banned drug can reverse Alzheimer’s disease A drug has been found to reverse the.... more
(23 March 2006 10:26)