Articles by Date : April 01 2001 - April 30 2001

End lottery handouts
Charities should stop getting money from the National Lottery, a former director of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations told the.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Students protest
Social work students at the Universities of Sussex and Brighton have forced course administrators to improve facilities for the hard of hearing. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Inquiry urges stronger powers of detention
Powers to detain people with mental health disorders in Northern Ireland should be beefed up, according to a major inquiry report. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Inspectors on defensive
The National Association of Inspection and Registration Officers has defended the regulatory system against attack from the Independent Health-care.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Bowis clarifies mental health work in 'bible'
Junior health minister John Bowis last week launched what he hoped will be seen as the 'bible' of care for people with severe mental illness. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Food for thought
Which social services director once said nobody would ever see his department scandalised in the press? None other than John Bennett, director of.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Tapes in patois
Audio cassettes in West Indian patois were demonstrated as a practical way of improving services for African-Caribbean people. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Hinchliffe to back benches
Former social worker David Hinchliffe has stood down from Labour's front bench as community care spokesperson. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Professionals say supervised discharge will not work
Most mental health professionals believe the government's planned supervised discharge orders will not work, reveals a survey by the Labour Party. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Council considers legal bid
North Yorkshire County Council is preparing to challenge a key part of the community care legislation in an appeal to the European Court of Justice. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

More claims for disability benefit
The number of people receiving disability benefits has increased by more than 50 per cent since changes to the benefits system in the past three.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Staff anxious about integration
The NHS take-over of mental health services in the London Borough of Westminster has raised much concern among social workers. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Top inspector defends review
The head of the Social Services Inspectorate said the insepection review was a genuine consultation. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Social workers prefer charities
Social workers view charities as the first port of call for grants rather than the last resort, according to a Family Welfare Association survey.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

MENCAP calls for regular yearly inspections for all care homes
Small residential care homes are not checked as rigorously as larger ones writes Roger Dobson Social workers who paid a surprise visit to a.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Social insurance a possibility
Continuing care costs are rising, and people are starting to ask how care can be funded in the future Philip Whiteley reports. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

The gentle touch
Homoeopathic treatment is doing wonders for people suffering from a variety of ills. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

VAT removed
Suppliers of home care services are to be relieved of the burden of VAT for care assistants. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Lost causes . . .
Have you experienced mood swings, panic attacks, loss of libido? You could be suffering a bereavement, not for a relative or friend, but for the.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Larger authorities to lose government cash
Local government reorganisation will cost metropolitan authorities and London boroughs £5.5 million next year, according to the Association of.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Report suppressed
Birmingham Council has denied supressing a report into girls in council-run children's homes working as prostitutes. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Guides on independent living and flexible services launched
Independent living schemes, listening to disabled people's views, and creative solutions to meet their needs will improve services, according to.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Home owners face action over death
Legal proceedings have been taken against the owners of a private children's home in Suffolk, after a teenage resident died in an accident in the.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Social work failures blamed for prostitution
Social services are failing children in residential homes and care leavers who turn to prostitution, says a report from the Children's Society this.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Independent agencies attack local authorities over low pay
Domiciliary care agencies are facing financial pressures, a conference heard, writes Cathy Cooper. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Strathclyde seeks review
The Scottish Office has been urged to reconsider the role of social workers in child abuse investigations. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Abuse appeal hears evidence refuted
Social workers who interviewed children during the West Wales child abuse case were motivated by 'therapeutic' rather than investigative.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Cuts hit disabled asylum seekers
People with disabilities and mental health problems will be made destitute through benefit changes announced last week, according to the Disability.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

No charge
A major protest against charges for social services was due to be held ealier this week at the Palace of Westminster. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Suicides are avoidable, says charity
Defeatist attitudes among professionals pose a barrier to helping potential suicide victims, says the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Contracts in question
About 700 Hereford & Worcester employees may have been wrongfully dismissed when their contracts were changed, Unison says. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Devon residents halt probation hostel plans
Devon probation service's plans for a new £600,000 bail hostel in the Devonport area of Plymouth have been blocked by local residents. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Unison member in Brent race complaint
The London Borough of Haringey has been told to pay £1,750 compensation to a child in its care and his parents after it made a 'woeful.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Cut in weekend rates leads to drop in absenteeism
Social services are the biggest employers in the voluntary sector, accounting for two-fifths of all employment, says a survey published by the.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Blind school becomes first victim of donation drop
The nation's craze with the National Lottery has been blamed for the closure of a special needs school Philip Whiteley reports. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Into the light
A middle-aged man walks through the supermarket talking loudly to himself - his speech and actions causing embarrassment to shoppers and staff.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Scotland's schools to set up own child protection
Independent schools in Scotland have been urged to set up their own child protection procedures. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Conference hears call to give power to staff
Social Care Association Annual Seminar 1995 - Reports By Rachel Downey. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Agency systems fail to help
Current agency systems are failing to empower service users, Peter Beresford told the seminar. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Effectiveness depends on staff
The concept of empowering service users must be accepted by social care staff to have a chance of being effective, Ian Baillie, director of social.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Inspections guides conflict
Contradictions between Moving Forward, last month's government consultation document on the future of inspection, and a circular to local.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Sense and sensibilityin psychiatric care
By Susanna Kaysen. Virago Press £8.99 ISBN 1 85381 835 6 An intensely personal work such as this is difficult to review. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

On Equal Terms - Working With Disabled People
Edited by Sally French. Butterworth Heinemann £12.99 ISBN 0 7506 0751 3 This is a book to make you angry. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

St Lawrence's. The Story Of A Hospital 1870-1994
By Robert Malster. Lifecare NHS Trust £6. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Nicked, but with lots of with care
It is good to see the 'caring' role of the police is now getting more recognition. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

New inquiry
An independent inquiry into Jason Mitchell, a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who killed three people, began this week and will report by January.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

A Greek farce
Think Drink Week should go European. more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Sure Start extended into rural areas
The government announced a £40 million extension of the Sure Start programme to tackle children's health in rural areas across England. more
(23 April 2001 00:00)

Key question
Why the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work should want to promote itself with giveaways when it has no competition is.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)

Conquering hordes
I see that Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, the new chairperson of the Social Security Advisory Committee, is an Army wallah, presently chief of Defence.... more
(24 April 2001 00:00)