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Still held down by the middle class
What defines the working class is a
continuing lack of opportunity to maximise its drive and talent.
The
working class is no more. more
(18 April 2002 10:22)
Councils told to meet costs of delayed discharge
Health secretary Alan Milburn has announced that local
authorities will be forced to meet the costs of delayed
discharge. more
(18 April 2002 13:46)
Trust is the key
When a 57-year-old man began to
suffer from a chronic physical illness he spurned help. more
(18 April 2002 13:45)
New inspectorate for social care announced
The new National Care Standards Commission is to be merged with
the Social Services Inspectorate, health secretary Alan Milburn has
announced. more
(18 April 2002 15:34)
news analysis of pioneering care trust experience in Somerset
An evaluation of Somerset's "blueprint" for integrated
working offers food for thought for the new care trusts. Lauren
Revans reports on the.... more
(18 April 2002 10:16)
Peterhead prison sex offenders sign petition against closure
Almost 200 inmates at Peterhead prison have signed a petition
demanding that the prison be kept open contrary to the Scottish
executive’s.... more
(18 April 2002 18:11)
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By David Callaghan, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson. more
(19 April 2002 09:19)
Have your say
Do you have any experience of advocacy working well, or
badly? Share your experiences with us online. more
(19 April 2002 10:08)
Social work students have poorest qualifications
Students selected for social work courses have the lowest level
of academic qualifications compared with students attending other
courses,.... more
(19 April 2002 14:43)
Research into practice
Karola Dillenburger looks at research on
improving the role and influence of parents in special therapy in
the treatment of children with autism. more
(18 April 2002 11:53)
Wrong data led to naming and shaming
More than half the 14 authorities named and
shamed as poor performers by health secretary Alan Milburn last
October would not have been bottom of.... more
(18 April 2002 11:56)
Time-Limited Psychotherapy in Practice
By
Gaby Shefler
Taylor & Francis Books
£16. more
(18 April 2002 11:58)
Access and Inclusion for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Let Me In
By Matthew Hesmondhalgh and Christine
Breakey
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
£14. more
(18 April 2002 11:58)
Intermediate care achieving targets
Services
for older people are "well on track" to meet 2003-4 NHS plan
targets for intermediate care with 2,400 more intermediate care
beds,.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Director says funding will be simplified
Director
of the neighbourhood renewal unit, Joe Montgomery, promised
conference delegates that he will simplify funding but warned that
it could.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Welsh inquiry to pay legal costs
Victims
of alleged child abuse giving evidence at the first public inquiry
by Peter Clarke, the children's commissioner for Wales, will have
their.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Walsall restructures senior management
Two directors at Walsall Council are leaving their jobs as
part of a major restructuring of the council's senior management team. more
(18 April 2002 10:08)
Behind the headlines
Our
regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(18 April 2002 10:12)
Spoken for
Advocacy is currently viewed highly favourably
by the government and moves are afoot to further professionalise it.
But what is a dvocacy's true.... more
(18 April 2002 10:27)
Embrace the fear
Fear in social work has always been portrayed
as a negative factor. But emergency team manager Martin Smith says
that practitioners need to feel it.... more
(18 April 2002 11:17)
Stress and strain of moving
Researchers Cynthia Wyld, Patricia Duff, Sara
Arber and Kate Davidson report on their study examining the
reactions of residents, relatives and.... more
(18 April 2002 11:28)
www.enable.org.uk
Formed
in 1954, Enable is the largest membership organisation in Scotland
for people with learning difficulties and family carers, writes
Graham.... more
(18 April 2002 11:40)
Voluntary sector urges government to monitor community involvement
The government's whole neighbourhood renewal
strategy could be at risk unless regional government offices
develop "robust ways" of testing whether.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Star ratings system will allow for ongoing improvements, says Milburn
Health secretary Alan Milburn has agreed to
calls from the Local Government Association to allow the ratings of
zero-star councils to be changed to.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Child protection committee announces changes after mother`s conviction
Wiltshire’s area child protection committee has announced
measures implemented following the conviction of a mother for
killing her two baby.... more
(17 April 2002 14:23)
Intermediate care provision on course to meet NHS Plan targets
Services for older people are "well on track" to meet 2003-04
NHS Plan targets with 2,400 more intermediate care beds, according
to a report from.... more
(17 April 2002 14:43)
Adult social services spending set to rise by £4 billion in two decades
Spending on adult social services will rise by
around £4 billion in the next 20 years, according to a report
looking at the long-term future.... more
(17 April 2002 15:14)
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By David Callaghan, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson.
Hidden costs of social care will rise £3.6 billion
by 2020
Social care costs will rise by.... more
(18 April 2002 09:21)
Social workers lack assessment skills, say child care professionals
Many social workers responsible for carrying
out assessments lack the analytical skills to do so, said child
care professionals at the Victoria.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Care homes closure decision delayed
Failure by Plymouth Council to find suitable
people to serve on a review panel has delayed decisions about the
fate of two residential homes by a.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Scie appoints seven board members
Seven more members have been appointed to the
board of the Social Care Institute for Excellence. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Homeless people to work as tour guides
Homeless people are to be employed as tour
guides, as part of a pioneering training programme. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Limits on police probes favoured
Two-thirds of visitors to Community
Care's website believe there should be time limits on police
investigations into historical child abuse. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Budget will increase spending on health
As Community Care went to press
chancellor Gordon Brown was expected to announce the scale of the
increases in spending on health for 2003-4 to.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
The making of star wars
Next month, the government's increasingly
labyrinthine procedure for evaluating social services departments
moves on, with publication of the first.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Blunkett voices alcohol concern
David Blunkett urged parents to take
responsibility for their children's drinking habits at a conference
on youth crime this week. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Asylum bill runs into storm of criticism over education in centres
The government's long-awaited Nationality,
Immigration and Asylum Bill has been criticised for proposing to
educate asylum seekers' children in.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Fall in graduate numbers leads to scrapping of Edinburgh degree
Edinburgh University is to scrap its social
work degree course despite the profession's deepening recruitment
crisis. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Call to support adult abuse victims
Adults giving evidence in court about abuse
they suffered as a child should receive long-term social work
support and the same consideration now.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
London police to revamp system for dealing with child abuse by strangers
The Metropolitan Police Authority is to phase
in improvements in the way it handles abuse offences by
strangers. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Own worst enemy?
Peter White is not convinced that disabled
people are their own best advocates, and would prefer someone who
knows the opposition and how to.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Bringing in those coming out
Homophobic attitudes within society mean that
lesbian and gay teenagers face a unique set of problems, and there
is a need for targeted services in.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Council faces legal challenge over cuts
Oxfordshire Council may face a legal challenge
from public sector union Unison over its decision to vote through a
£9m package of cuts.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
This week's diary is by an independent reviewer working for a local authority
Monday
The week starts badly with a new review in an out-of-authority
placement. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Dismissal sparks Wandsworth strike
Staff at Wandsworth Council went on a one-day
strike last week over the dismissal of a social services finance
officer. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
A direct line to sanity
Practical information provided by telephone
helpline Saneline was of enormous benefit to Richard Jameson.
You are desperate. You have reached a.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Benefit assessment process under fire
Charity for disabled people Disability
Alliance told Community Care last week that it was "appalled" by
the complete lack of progress the.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Poor funding threat to care integration
Integration between health and social services
is improving and both are better regulated now than they were
before, according to a report from the.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Too many children in prison says charity
More children are imprisoned in England and
Wales than any other European country, despite Home Office
statistics showing youth crime has fallen.... more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
Applications to be social workers fall
The number of people applying to become social
workers fell again last year. more
(18 April 2002 00:00)
