Articles by Date : March 01 2006 - March 31 2006

‘It’s about respect’
Lesley Carline, assessment officer in adults’ services at Hull Council, gives her views on what it means to be a professional social worker. more
(23 March 2006 10:25)

Help is just a phone call away
Support for new parents who are disabled is rare. Sarah Bartlett reports on The Disabled Parents Network’s Support Service, the winner of Community.... more
(23 March 2006 10:23)

Benefit of experience
The move from service user to professional is encouraged by the government, although critics raise concerns about objectivity. Anabel Unity Sale.... more
(23 March 2006 10:20)

'Act happy, be happy'
Richard Jameson's life is now full, active and enjoyable, and he has learned that happiness is in the mind more
(23 March 2006 10:14)

The Big Question
Should protection of vulnerable adults be put on the same statutory footing as child protection? more
(23 March 2006 10:11)

The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care more
(23 March 2006 10:08)

If you ask me...Cary Griffiths
Cary Griffiths is a former GP and uses day services at the Mayfair community centre in Church Stretton, Shropshire more
(23 March 2006 10:06)

Baby MB case shows who true experts are
The other day, Rowan Jade’s morning started normally, she told me. She got up at eight, leaving herself just enough time to dress and get ready to.... more
(23 March 2006 10:03)

Frontlines - The human cost of antipsychotic drugs
Western affluence has driven a drug-dependency culture in mental health circles, says Nigel Leaney more
(23 March 2006 10:01)

Open Forum
Just how much influence is the government genuinely prepared to give service users in shaping care trusts? more
(23 March 2006 09:48)

Working Futures? Disabled People, Policy and Social Inclusion
This collection of academic research, review and policy papers maps out attitudes of governments and employers towards disabled people, and puts.... more
(16 March 2006 09:57)

Questions from Community Care - A costly border dispute
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(23 March 2006 09:00)

A costly border dispute
With local authorities picking up a greater share of the tab for the government's Social Fund policy, Gary Craig says it is vital for councils to.... more
(23 March 2006 08:58)

Pensioners risk social care lottery when they choose to retire abroad
More than a million Britons live on their pension abroad. But when their health fails they often find there are scant services, leaving them with.... more
(23 March 2006 08:42)

Call to keep focus on children's care
The government has been urged to keep children's mental health a priority after it was confirmed that funding for child and adolescent mental health.... more
(23 March 2006 08:38)

Questions from Community Care - Card school
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(23 March 2006 08:28)

Card school
Children who communicate poorly or cannot speak are at particular risk of neglect in residential schools. But, given time and expertise, non-verbal.... more
(23 March 2006 00:34)

Fears that degree fees will deter students despite rise in bursaries
English social work degree students starting courses this year will leave with additional debts of £9,000 because of the imposition of tuition fees. more
(23 March 2006 08:23)

Classroom coppers
School children can expect to find more police officers in their classrooms and playgrounds in future, under an expansion of the Safer Schools.... more
(22 March 2006 16:09)

'We have developed a mentoring approach'
In 2003 specialist provider MacIntyre Care reviewed its child care practice and procedures as part of its quality assurance process at its two.... more
(23 March 2006 00:36)

Teenager detained with ex-offenders
Inspectors found a young man - thought to be a teenager - in an immigration removal centre that holds a large number of former offenders, it emerged.... more
(23 March 2006 00:25)

Councils step up to sponsor academies
More local authorities are signing up to sponsor the government's controversial city academies. Kent is to co-sponsor three academies, while.... more
(23 March 2006 00:23)

Warning over national framework after recipients lose out in pilot
The government has been warned against restricting eligibility for continuing care under its new national framework after tests of an early draft.... more
(23 March 2006 00:20)

High Court no to Northants review
Campaigners have failed to win a judicial review of Northamptonshire Council's plans to cut 13 services for people with learning difficulties and.... more
(23 March 2006 00:15)

Drug tests call for parents in Scotland
Parents of children at risk of significant harm should have to take drug tests to inform care decisions, Scotland's social work directors have.... more
(23 March 2006 00:13)

Cost-cutting fears over proposals to reform care of child asylum seekers
A small number of councils in England could take over the care of all unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under a government review that.... more
(23 March 2006 00:07)

Beacon awards for learning difficulties
Four local authorities have been awarded beacon status for their work with people with learning difficulties. more
(23 March 2006 00:03)

Key statement due on future of Bill
A government announcement on the future of the proposed Mental Health Bill is expected today (Thursday 23rd March), Community Care has learned. .... more
(23 March 2006 00:01)

Service framework launched in Wales
A new national service framework for older people in Wales was launched this week with a stronger emphasis on community-based services than its.... more
(23 March 2006 00:54)

Cash shortage in Oxfordshire leads to cut in single tenancies support
People with learning difficulties in Oxfordshire could be denied the choice to live on their own as financial pressures in the sector continue to hit.... more
(23 March 2006 00:52)

Probe into care of multiple murderer
A strategic health authority is to review the case of a man who murdered four people. more
(23 March 2006 00:38)

Single safeguarding board for N Ireland
A single safeguarding children board for Northern Ireland is to be set up to co-ordinate efforts to protect children. more
(23 March 2006 00:49)

Court seeks clearer evidence before emergency orders can be granted
New guidelines for social workers applying for emergency child protection orders have been laid down after a High Court judge highlighted "multiple.... more
(23 March 2006 00:48)

Pooled funding to benefit older people
Three-quarters of the 66 local area agreements due to be signed today (Thursday 23rd March) contain outcomes on social care, and all but two have.... more
(23 March 2006 00:45)

Above average pay rises for care staff
Care staff in the private and not-for-profit sectors received bigger pay increases last year than the national average, a new report claims. more
(23 March 2006 00:39)

'Tsar' defends anti-stigma credentials
The stigma of mental illness, like racism, has "no place in a civilised society", the government's mental health tsar said this week. more
(23 March 2006 00:31)

Government sets up review of sector
The government is to review the future of the voluntary sector for the first time since a study in 2002. more
(23 March 2006 00:22)

Home Office presses ahead with reforms
The government confirmed this week it still plans to restructure the probation service. more
(23 March 2006 00:20)

Minister says help for victims is patchy
Victims of domestic abuse who refuse to go into refuges have been classed as intentionally homeless by Welsh councils, according to the country's.... more
(23 March 2006 00:02)

Council opposes private placements
Up to 150 asylum seekers could shortly be placed in Southampton with a private provider against the city council's wishes. more
(23 March 2006 00:58)

Cost of white paper reforms revealed
The government will have to invest more than £200m a year by 2008-9 to meet proposals on social care and long-term conditions in the health and.... more
(23 March 2006 00:46)

Councils say Scots policy must change
Councils have called for changes to Scotland's flagship free personal care policy to counter financial pressures and inequity. more
(23 March 2006 00:42)

'Broker for services idea must be tested'
Government plans to provide service users with a broker to help them choose services require more testing, the Commission for Social Care Inspection.... more
(23 March 2006 00:38)

Caution urged over online procurement
The Department of Health has urged caution on the use of reverse auctions to procure social care services. more
(23 March 2006 00:35)

Possible breach of human rights as carers' lives are blighted by inadequate support
Many of the UK's six million carers do not get the support they are entitled to. The result appears to be failing health and a lack of social.... more
(23 March 2006 00:29)

Tax breaks mooted for carers in work
Businesses and charities will call next week for tax breaks for employees who care for older relatives so they can invest part of their salary in.... more
(23 March 2006 00:00)

WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2006
Muslim leaders fear children are abused at madrassas more
(22 March 2006 09:56)

High Court judge lays down guidelines on removing children
New guidelines for social workers applying for emergency child protection orders have been laid down after a High Court judge highlighted “multiple.... more
(22 March 2006 00:00)

Government plans for brokers need more testing
Government plans to provide service users with a “broker” to help them choose services require much greater testing, the Commission for Social Care.... more
(22 March 2006 00:00)

Support for families with children with special needs is patchy
Family support and respite care for children with special educational needs is patchy, according to a new report published by the government today. more
(21 March 2006 00:00)