Articles by Date : April 01 2000 - April 30 2000

Back to college for residential home managers
The government's bid to improve the quality of residential care home management has been broadly welcomed, but concerns centre around funding. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Anti-paedophile pressure group attacks 'irresponsible' council
Child safety groups have condemned North Lanarkshire Council for housing a known paedophile near primary schools and playgrounds. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Survey reveals true number of runaways
There are twice as many runaway children as previously estimated, according to a UK-wide survey. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Man's death down to self-neglect
A coroner recorded a verdict of self-neglect in the case of a 69-year-old man who died from septicaemia and gangrene after refusing help from.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Home owners seek fair play
Independent care home owners plan to report what they see as unfair practice by social services departments to the government. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Court will review family's claim
Sheffield Council's social services department has been accused of failing to assess the needs of a family where four of its five members have been.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Coroner queries role of social services
An alcoholic who committed suicide should have been treated by health professionals rather than social services staff, a north London coroner said.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Mismanagement led to release of patient
Carstairs secure hospital in South Lanarkshire failed to treat Noel Ruddle, according to an inquiry by the Mental Welfare Commission in Scotland.... more
(11 April 2000 00:00)

The risk factor
Arguments for risk Jones clearly and demonstrably loves her children. more
(11 April 2000 00:00)

Rules of engagement
Fed up with the bad press social work attracts? Then why not follow the example of Surrey social services which met the media head on when.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

When push comes to shove
Even among social workers there is a sense that they have lost the plot when it comes to dealing with neglected children and abusive carers. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Reach out they'll be there
People with severe mental health problems often avoid conventional services and find it hard to trust social workers. more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Families must have a hearing too
Viewpoint Robert Tapsfield believes that if families have a say in services the results will benefit all involved The views of families who are.... more
(13 April 2000 00:00)

Children in care speak out
Children in care speak out A survey of over 2,000 children who responded to a questionnaire about their lives in children's homes and in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Opening up Care: Achieving Principled Practice in Health and Social Care Institutions
Rose Barton, Des Kelly and Roger Bullock evaluate authoritative studies on the management of DipSW students who are failing, new pointers in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Lost and Found: Making and remaking working partnerships with parents of children in the care system
Rose Barton, Des Kelly and Roger Bullock evaluate authoritative studies on the management of DipSW students who are failing, new pointers in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Case note
Case notes Social worker: Veronica Elliott Field: Manager of an NCH Action for Children project for children and families Location: North.... more
(10 April 2000 00:00)

The risk facotr
The risk factor Arguments for risk Jones clearly and demonstrably loves her children. more
(10 April 2000 00:00)

Independent comment
It is accepted as good practice that if working with a parent with mental health problems, the safety and care of the parent's children should be.... more
(10 April 2000 00:00)

Next week...
Some articles for next week issue: Assertive outreach How does assertive outreach work, and have all local authorities done enough to answer.... more
(10 April 2000 00:00)

Good enough?
A mother of three neglected children who have been taken into care is violent and aggressive towards staff. more
(10 April 2000 00:00)

Under threat of removal
Advice ShopOnce thought of as being a concession to frail older people, the preserved entitlement rules now have the undesirable effect of forcing.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

The management of failing DipSW students
Rose Barton, Des Kelly and Roger Bullock evaluate authoritative studies on the management of DipSW students who are failing, new pointers in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Reaching out to older people
It is all too easy for older people to slip into poverty, so welfare advisers need to take every opportunity to help pensioners receive income.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Update
Nine out of 10 people with learning difficulties have been bullied, says Mencap, which has launched a campaign to tackle the problem. more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

DO NOT RELEASE - EMPTY
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(07 April 2000 00:00)

Report seeks to include young people in decision-making
The Local Government Information Unit and rehabilitation charity Nacro this week launched a joint report on involving children and young people in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Managers put cost issues before duty to back children's rights, report says
Basic human rights of children in care are being neglected because of the drive for cost savings, a damning report from the Joseph Rowntree.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Charity wants regulator of homes to halt 'business-asset' approach to care
The residential care home industry urgently needs a regulator to ensure that older people are not being treated as business assets by local.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Funding problems loom for charities
One in 10 charities is finding it increasingly difficult to generate funds, warns a report analysing the size and scope of the UK voluntary sector. more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

NHS faces biggest test on care of older people
Caring for older people will become the critical issue for the NHS as the percentage of the population above retirement age increases, MPs were.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

MPs urge tough new pro-adoption laws
Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing increased pressure from an all-party group of MPs and peers to introduce tough legislation compelling social.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Fees discourage private care home investment
Private investment in the UK care home market came to a halt in the past year, according to the latest statistics from care analyst Laing &.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Oxfam attacks 'penny-pinching' Jack Straw
Home secretary Jack Straw has been criticised by Oxfam about the launch of the government's voucher scheme for asylum seekers this week. more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Eviction not the solution
Government research into anti-social behaviour has concluded that local authorities should put more emphasis on prevention than on evicting problem.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Julian Click
Gateshead Council's newly-appointed social services director Julian Click collapsed and died on his first day in the job earlier this week. more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Users' rights m ove up agenda
The government has admitted that its green paper for reforming the mental health system has put too much emphasis on protecting the public and not.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

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(06 April 2000 00:00)

Ombudsman backs council's care strategy
Owners of a private older people's home in Cumbria had their complaint that the council diverted residents into its own home rejected by the local.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Councils face legal risk through bad contractors
Social services directors have been warned that they face an increasing risk of legal action prompted by poor standards in the private care sector. more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Government to act over poor equipment services
Groups representing disabled people have welcomed the government's pledge last week to improve equipment services in the wake of a damning report.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Study reveals ignorance of Human Rights Act
Many private care homes and voluntary sector organisations are woefully unprepared for the new Human Rights Act 1988, which comes into force in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Scots think-tank favours jail alternatives for young people
Money should be freed from the prison service and invested in community initiatives, says a think-tank of the leading social work organisations in.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Think tank fends off care standards critics
The Centre for Policy on Ageing has hit back at criticisms that its proposals for national care standards for residential and nursing homes focus.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Mismanagement led to rel ease of patient
Carstairs secure hospital in South Lanarkshire failed to treat Noel Ruddle, according to an inquiry by the Mental Welfare Commission in Scotland.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Connexions will weaken standards says union
The government's proposed youth support service will weaken standards by forcing careers advisers to take on welfare responsibilities normally.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Worcester projects face the axe
More than 20 community projects in Worcestershire hang in the balance following a decision by the health authority to pull the plug on joint.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Former trust manager jailed on fraud charge
Wally Hurley, a former manager of the Lifecare NHS Trust in Surrey, has been jailed for almost three years for conspiring to defraud the Department.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Group calls for regular checks of young people's mental health
The government should publish regular reports on the scale of mental health problems among young people, says children's mental health charity.... more
(07 April 2000 00:00)

Doctors call for response to long-term care commission
The unfair system of funding long-term care for older people is "a national disgrace", say top doctors. more
(07 April 2000 00:00)