Articles by Date : March 01 2008 - March 31 2008

Nottinghamshire project reverses brain damage caused by alcohol
Innovative projects often have to work harder to convince commissioners of their value. Derren Hayes reports on a pioneering scheme that helps.... more
(17 March 2008 15:04)

How should social workers prepare to work overseas?
There are many social workers in the UK from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. But how easy is it for UK social workers to find jobs.... more
(19 March 2008 14:49)

GSCC publishes statement on roles and tasks of social work
The General Social Care Council today published the long-awaited statement on the roles and tasks of social work in England for the 21st century. more
(28 March 2008 11:42)

New drug strategy takes a family-centred approach
The new drug strategy has taken a "whole family" approach with a focus on "wraparound" care and may bring more support for kinship carers. Charities.... more
(27 March 2008 13:52)

Case Study: Julian and Annette Wootton
'I was told I was too old to foster my grandson' more
(27 March 2008 13:45)

Children's playing fields sold off under Labour
Other stories include leaked Home Office report reveals care homes staffed by illegal immigrants. more
(31 March 2008 08:06)

Heather Mills is new charity Tsar
Gordon Brown has appointed Heather Mills as the new charity tsar. more
(27 March 2008 08:03)

April Fool
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(20 March 2008 07:54)

Ministers go back on ESA promise, claim disability campaigners
Disability groups have condemned new rates for benefits which, they say, will leave many disabled people up to £400 worse off. more
(31 March 2008 16:51)

Myatt and Rickwood inquests: campaigners angry at government
The government has been slammed over its “shoddy” response to coroners’ recommendations in the cases of two boys who died in custody. more
(31 March 2008 16:41)

Disabled punk band Heavy Load fights for service users' rights
Heavy Load band members live two very different lifestyles: by day it's work placements, day centres, and social work appointments by night it's.... more
(31 March 2008 14:13)

Social worker barred after relationship with 'vulnerable' client
A social worker in Northumberland has been barred from practising after having a relationship with a service user whom the General Social Care.... more
(31 March 2008 11:35)

News round up: Children's playing fields sold off
Ministers have approved the sell-off of at least 187 school and local playing fields since Labour came to power. Other stories include Home Office.... more
(31 March 2008 09:30)

Cornwall learning disabilities: Trust taken off special measures
The government lifted Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust out of “special measures” today, a status imposed in July 2006 after a scathing inspection.... more
(28 March 2008 17:30)

Voice and Children's Society push for advocacy rights in CYPB
Campaigners are calling for extended rights to advocacy for looked-after children to be enshrined in law. more
(27 March 2008 17:59)

Ombudsmen rule against Buckinghamshire in care home case
A man with severe learning disabilities may receive £32,000 compensation for unacceptable standards of care while in a residential care home. more
(28 March 2008 08:45)

Independent Asylum Commission: UK system not fit for purpose
The UK asylum system is not “fit for purpose” and falls “seriously below” the standards of a civilised and humane society, the Independent Asylum.... more
(28 March 2008 09:23)

Age Concern: Care rights pledge must extend to self-funders
Age Concern has welcomed the government's announcement it would look to use current legislation to extend the Human Rights Act 1998 to independent.... more
(28 March 2008 09:06)

Community Care in audio format
Community Care is available in audio format through National Talking Newspapers & Magazines. more
(28 March 2008 08:52)

Scottish children's commissioner: Young people leave care too soon
Scottish children's commissioner Kathleen Marshall has said looked-after young people in the country are being made homeless because they are.... more
(28 March 2008 08:41)

Public inquiry into Haut de la Garenne abuse claims
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Incapacity benefit claimants lose incentive to stay sick; Asylum: the peers' revolt; Cameron ally spells.... more
(28 March 2008 07:59)

News round up: Public inquiry into Haut de la Garenne abuse claims
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Incapacity benefit claimants lose incentive to stay sick; Asylum: the peers' revolt; Cameron ally spells.... more
(28 March 2008 07:59)

Action on Elder Abuse: New abuse research must make difference
Action on Elder Abuse has said research on the abuse of older people launched today must lead to improved outcomes, claiming a predecessor study.... more
(27 March 2008 14:03)

Ivan Lewis announces plan to close care home rights loophole
Care services minister Ivan Lewis signalled today the government would use current legislation to close the loophole that exempts independent care.... more
(27 March 2008 13:21)

Parents to be shown how to protect children online
Other headlines from today's papers include: Law changed to protect elderly people paying for own care, Painful memories could be erased with the.... more
(27 March 2008 10:02)

News round up: Parents to be shown how to protect children online
Other headlines from today's papers include: Law changed to protect elderly people paying for own care, Painful memories could be erased with the.... more
(27 March 2008 09:54)

Editorial Comment: Investing in the future
Every year it's the same. Unions submit a seemingly unrealistic pay claim. Council leaders ignore the submitted evidence and offer an insultingly... more
(27 March 2008 09:01)

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(23 March 2008 08:43)

NCH: Gaps between services hamper family support
Campaigners told MPs yesterday that gaps between adults' and children's services were hampering efforts to support families where children are at.... more
(27 March 2008 08:32)

Carers tap into dementia cafe chatroom
The Dementia Cafe website has succeeded in offering instant support and information to the carers of people with dementia. Louise Tickle talks to.... more
(27 March 2008 08:15)

Operation Fox brings social work to school
Westmorland Primary School in Stockport is tackling its pupils’ low level problems by funding a social work post, as Amy Taylor discovers more
(27 March 2008 08:11)

Kay Jenkins fights NHS to keep direct payment
A direct payments support adviser is fighting to hold on to her own direct payment after health chiefs deemed her eligible for continuing healthcare.... more
(27 March 2008 07:39)

Trade Union Aspect offers social care staff a 'specialist voice'
Trade union Aspect is to widen its membership to include social care staff with Steve Anslow, former general secretary of the British Union of Social.... more
(20 March 2008 14:45)

Drugs: Protecting Families and Communities – will it make the right impact on parental drug misuse?
The new drug strategy for England 2008-11 begins with an acknowledgment that previous drug strategies have focused too much on the individual drug.... more
(26 March 2008 18:42)

Editorial Comment: Sharing your research
Recognising the growing importance of evidence-based practice in social care, Community Care this week launches a new section covering research.... more
(26 March 2008 18:33)

Overview of research and resources on elder abuse, by Social Care Institute for Excellence
There is a wealth of information, resources, organisations and policy available to practitioners who want to find out more about elder abuse. more
(26 March 2008 18:30)

Elder abuse: prevalence and prevention research
A comprehensive study of elder abuse highlighted the role services can play in early intervention and the need for practitioners to be more aware..... more
(26 March 2008 18:29)

No Secrets review: whose business is safeguarding?
The No Secrets guidance on safeguarding vulnerable adults was published eight years ago. A review was launched last month and Lucy Bonnerjea and Leo.... more
(26 March 2008 17:56)

Learning By Experience - Elder abuse: prevalence and prevention research
Learning By Experience is a new section showcasing recent research in social care. It will focus on research in important areas of social care and.... more
(26 March 2008 17:53)

Darzi: Government rethinking private care human rights exemption
Health minister Lord Darzi has said that the government will reconsider campaigners' calls for it to extend the Human Rights Act 1998 to independent.... more
(26 March 2008 17:46)

Fifty feet and falling: a play about suicide
Mark Drinkwater sees how the arts can be used to help develop care services more
(26 March 2008 17:12)

Career Clinic
Q: I'm employed as a case co-ordinator (basically, an unqualified social worker). I've been in the role for over two years and recently successfully.... more
(26 March 2008 16:57)

Directors call for revamp of electronic records guidance
information technology mithran.samuel@rbi.co.uk The Department of Health faces renewed calls to update four-year-old guidance on implementing... more
(27 March 2008 09:52)

Budget 2008: The child poverty debate
Alistair Darling's first budget will test the government's commitment to reducing child poverty. more
(26 March 2008 15:13)

Jim Perchard admits Ofsted/Ofcare confusion
A Jersey social services minister has admitted mistakenly informing Community Care that the island's government had approached Ofsted to inspect.... more
(27 March 2008 06:46)

Restraint review delayed by ‘significant gap’ in evidence
Time needed to study the experience of local authority secure children’s homes more
(26 March 2008 13:34)

User-led organisations a necessity for disabled people to live independently
User-led organisations should be playing a vital part in the personalisation of services but they remain few and far between. Mark Ivory investigates.... more
(26 March 2008 11:43)

Teenagers and serious case reviews
A recent government-sponsored analysis of serious case reviews suggests that new ideas for helping neglected older adolescents are vital to prevent.... more
(26 March 2008 11:11)

Young Runaways Project reduces numbers of children missing in care from Lancashire
Lancashire police were in the dark as to why so many children were going missing from care. But work with social services and the voluntary sector.... more
(26 March 2008 10:55)

MPs and peers: Social work practices must face human rights check
Parliament's joint committee on human rights has said new social work practices for looked-after children should be explicitly bound by human rights.... more
(26 March 2008 10:14)