Articles by Date : March 01 2006 - March 31 2006

Focus on Partnership working
On the 6th April Community Care will be running a feature dedicated to partnership working across social care and education. more
(03 March 2006 11:59)

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill
Employers could face imprisonment or a fine of £5,000 for employing someone to work with children or vulnerable adults who has not been through the.... more
(01 March 2006 00:00)

Missing word answers - 030306
The missing word answers are: 1) abuse 2) campaign 3) nursing 4) in-patient 5) bar 6) eyebrows 7) education 8) Meadow 9).... more
(03 March 2006 15:55)

CSCI to conduct more unannounced spot-checks
The Commission for Social Care Inspection will increase unannounced spot checks in care homes to help them target poor providers following a change.... more
(02 March 2006 00:00)

Welsh foster carers need helpline, says charity
A dedicated helpline for foster carers in Wales should be funded by the Welsh Assembly, claims Fostering Network. more
(03 March 2006 12:04)

Profile: Nick Baxter
Careers in social care more
(03 March 2006 10:11)

FRIDAY 3 MARCH 2006
Low-income elderly face misery more
(03 March 2006 10:05)

Row over Welsh pay scales reform
Local government managers have opposed the development of national or regional pay scales for Welsh social workers. more
(03 March 2006 10:05)

Tories call for investment in staff
Investment in the recruitment and training of social workers must be put on the same footing as similar campaigns in the NHS, according to.... more
(03 March 2006 10:02)

Licence for youth workers mooted
The government may consider introducing a licence to practice for youth workers. more
(03 March 2006 09:59)

White paper calls for integrated workforce
Councils and health bodies should be encouraged to integrate workforce planning, according to the health and social care white paper. more
(03 March 2006 09:58)

Welsh pay scales row checks reforms
The development of national or regional pay scales for Welsh social workers has been delayed by opposition to the plan from local government bodies. .... more
(02 March 2006 00:13)

Profile: Anthony Perry
Careers in social care more
(03 March 2006 09:08)

People moves
VENNETTA JOHNSTON has joined Newham Council as executive director for adults, culture and community services more
(03 March 2006 00:34)

Guidance launched to help people back into work
Health minister Rosie Winterton today launched a new drive to help people with mental health problems get back to work. more
(02 March 2006 00:00)

Is recovery in Wales under way?
Along with many of the country’s major towns, social services in Wales are showing signs of recovery following years in the doldrums. more
(02 March 2006 14:58)

Facts and Stats
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(02 March 2006 14:54)

Pretty Vacant
The improvement agenda in Welsh social services is being held back by recruitment problems. Derren Hayes reports Tony Garthwaite, Bridgend social.... more
(02 March 2006 14:35)

How to keep the best staff?
Wrexham Council’s Susan Evans tells Derren Hayes about the dilemmas she faces as a manager of a children and family support team more
(02 March 2006 14:24)

Blair backs Community Care's campaign
Tony Blair today backed Community Care’s campaign which boosts the social care profession and calls for more resources to enable social care workers.... more
(01 March 2006 00:00)

The fabulous bacon boys
The rebirth of Cardiff as a commercial and cultural centre has seen an influx of people from all over the country and further afield. But if things.... more
(02 March 2006 14:05)

All aboard the night bus
You can’t miss the Rough Sleepers Intervention Team night bus. more
(02 March 2006 14:04)

A guiding hand
Wales’ Social Services Improvement Agency is about to be launched. It is charged with identifying and sharing best practice in the profession and.... more
(02 March 2006 13:56)

Stand up and be counted
This week Community Care is launching a new campaign - Stand Up For Social Care - which will speak out on behalf of the profession. more
(02 March 2006 11:21)

MPs rally behind fresh campaign
MPs are being asked to show their support for Community Care's new Stand Up for Social Care campaign. Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow and Labour.... more
(02 March 2006 00:18)

Where's the support?
When the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 came into force many were hopeful that it would change things for care leavers who all too often are left.... more
(02 March 2006 12:15)

Quest for equality must be a way of life
My grandmother was a maid whose duties included ironing the news-paper because “the master” did not like creases in it. The more
(02 March 2006 12:13)

Open Forum
Felicity Collier wishes that it took less time for her and adoption workers to listen to children’s wishes more
(02 March 2006 12:08)

Frontlines - The Proposed Incapacity Benefits Shake-Up
One of our team of practitioner columnists gives his take on the proposed incapacity benefit shake-up more
(02 March 2006 12:05)

If you ask me...June Taylor
June Taylor uses sheltered housing and direct payments more
(02 March 2006 12:02)

The Big Question
Should more be done to tackle the stigma of mental health problems? more
(02 March 2006 11:55)

The Simon Heng column
A service user's view of social care more
(02 March 2006 11:50)

The magic of empathy
The benefits of the support offered by befrienders to children in care are obvious to James Scott more
(02 March 2006 11:48)

Time to stand up for social care
Social services are set for a great transformation of roles and structures, which will incorporate health and education. But where in all this will.... more
(02 March 2006 11:38)

‘It’s about liberty’
In the weeks ahead, Community Care plans to highlight people and projects that we believe translate social care values into action. more
(02 March 2006 11:43)

A special relationship
While there are doubts about the overall effectiveness of mentoring with offenders, mentors at a scheme in Birmingham are enjoying some success in.... more
(02 March 2006 11:32)

School staff least engaged by reforms
School staff feel less involved in the government's Every Child Matters agenda than any other section of the children's workforce, new research.... more
(02 March 2006 11:27)

Role of charities stymied by red tape
The government's "lack of expertise" in dealing with the voluntary sector has limited charity involvement in delivering public services, MPs have.... more
(02 March 2006 11:25)

Call to keep focus on housing not care
The Supporting People programme should be refocused on housing and not allowed to drift into funding care, the government has been told. more
(02 March 2006 11:23)

TV review
Going Cold Turkey more
(02 March 2006 11:14)

Children's charities among top earners
Children's charities feature prominently in a group of 14 emerging "supercharities" that generate 10 per cent of the voluntary sector's total annual.... more
(02 March 2006 11:11)

Services are a bar to life at home
Many people with dementia enter residential care because of the way services are organised, not their condition, unpublished research has found. more
(02 March 2006 11:09)

Scots inspectors bid to cut duplication
Scotland's local authorities and the country's Care Commission have begun talks aimed at streamlining the inspection process for community care.... more
(02 March 2006 11:02)

Meadow ruling backed but some recourse against poor practice is still required
Only a court will be able to refer an expert witness to a regulator in future. Is this safeguard enough, asks Amy Taylor more
(02 March 2006 10:57)

Computer therapies win medical backing
Two computerised cognitive behavioural therapy programmes have been given official backing for the treatment of depression and anxiety. more
(02 March 2006 10:53)

Commission keeps annual checks but cuts inspections for the best
All adult care services will face annual scrutiny but full inspections for top providers will be cut from twice a year to once every three years.... more
(02 March 2006 10:46)

Closure delayed as protesters sit tight
A sit-in by residents of a care home earmarked for closure has forced a Scottish council to delay deregistration. more
(02 March 2006 10:44)

Demand for more carer involvement
A "cultural shift" is needed within the mental health system to recognise the importance of carers, according to a report. more
(02 March 2006 10:36)

Disabled group set to influence policy
A new advisory group of disabled people has been created to work with the government on policy making. more
(02 March 2006 10:34)

Councils failing to ensure safety and welfare of care leavers, finds report
Some looked-after children in England were given no notice when they left state care, a new report has found. Many were also placed in unsuitable.... more
(02 March 2006 10:24)