Articles by Date : April 01 2006 - April 30 2006

Dismay for charities as government fails to guarantee ongoing grants
Charities have reacted with shock after being told the government is reviewing a major funding stream for social care and health projects in the.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Associations will face closer scrutiny
The Housing Corporation is planning to investigate housing associations that do not accept enough homeless people. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Singles bar
Simon Davies has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. He lives in a Jewish Care residential home more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

If you ask me...Simon Davies
Simon Davies has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. He lives in a Jewish Care residential home more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Wiltshire snub on shared boundary
Relations between the NHS and social care in Wiltshire have received another blow after health bosses recommended that the area's new primary care.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Scottish shake-up may be ditched
A reorganisation of Scotland's councils that could slash the number of social work departments may be delayed or even abandoned. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Groups ready to fight after accusing government of advocacy 'betrayal'
The scrapping of plans to establish a right to advocacy for people detained under mental health powers has been branded a "betrayal" and has become a.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Criticisms of advocacy proposals start to bite as department hints at more cash
The government is showing signs that it is heeding campaigners' calls to commit more funding to advocacy for people who lack mental capacity, reports.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Funding frozen for fourth year running
A government grant that local authorities receive for mental health care has been frozen for the fourth successive year. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Unclear guidance to blame for problems
Scotland's councils are being wrongly blamed for problems with the country's free personal care policy, local government leaders have claimed. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Inclusive education has the magic touch
Human Rights: Transforming Services? was the title of the conference but it was the question mark at the end that caught my interest. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Social care exempt from Euro directive
Social services look set to be excluded from a European directive that would have opened them up to competition from across the European Union. The.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Court calls a halt to ill-defined Asbos
Antisocial behaviour orders should "never again" be drafted in a vague, all-encompassing way, the High Court has ruled. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

I'm proud of my work
Debbie Nash feels her life has taken off now that she has a steady job and is involved with a user group more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Tough policy works, says respect 'tsar'
Social care professionals need to play a central role in plans to tackle antisocial behaviour, according to the co-ordinator of the government's.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Charity says public bodies owe it 7m
Palliative care charity Sue Ryder Care claims it faced a 7m shortfall last year in funding for services it provided for councils and primary care.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Conduct committee in social worker 'escort' case allows private hearing
The first social worker to appear before the General Social Care Council's conduct committee successfully applied for her case to be heard in private.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - The £30bn question
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(13 April 2006 07:59)

The 30bn question
The Wanless report is brimming with ideas but it is the policymakers who, ultimately, will have to make it work - if the will is there, writes Jon.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - Sentenced to exile
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(13 April 2006 07:50)

Sentenced to exile
Continuing support for looked-after young people when they are sent to jail is essential. But some children's services prefer to sidestep the issue,.... more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

'Staff must embrace individual budgets'
Some staff may resist individual budgets because they represent such a major change in practice. more
(13 April 2006 00:00)

Strikes suspended as pensions talks re-open
Further strikes by school support staff and local authority children’s workers look likely to be averted after union representatives and employers.... more
(13 April 2006 07:26)

Why people with learning difficulties self-harm to be explored
Research into why people with learning difficulties self-harm is to be conducted by Bristol University and charity Bristol Crisis Service for Women. more
(12 April 2006 00:00)

Court of Appeal backs government over Zimbabwean asylum case
The Court of Appeal today backed the government in ruling that asylum seekers from Zimbabwe should not be given automatic refugee status. more
(12 April 2006 00:00)

WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2006
Wife beaters who say sorry go free more
(12 April 2006 09:52)

The Sound of Yoot
The latest from the tabloids more
(12 April 2006 08:50)

Pushchairs kill conversation
Latest clangers from the Tabloid press more
(06 April 2006 00:00)

Special report on lack of social care available to cancer sufferers
Almost half of people with cancer find the emotional effects of the disease more difficult to cope with than the physical symptoms, according to a.... more
(10 April 2006 00:00)

Special report on detention of children in immigration centres
Two reports by the chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers into immigration holding centres at Heathrow airport and Calais have criticised conditions.... more
(07 April 2006 14:02)

Government urged to ensure authorities reassess older people's needs
When an older person is admitted into a care home, the husband or wife left behind can feel loss, guilt, financial hardship and loneliness, a new.... more
(11 April 2006 00:00)

Inspectors slam Doncaster YOI for failing in key areas
Less than one third of young black and minority ethnic offenders at Doncaster Prison and Young Offender Institution report that staff treat them.... more
(12 April 2006 00:00)

Court of Appeal to decide on fate of Zimbabwean asylum seekers
The Court of Appeal will tomorrow (Wednesday) decide whether it is safe to return asylum seekers to Zimbabwe. more
(11 April 2006 00:00)

Teachers demand action on specialist SEN provision
Mainstream schools need more specialist provision to deal with the increasing number of pupils with special educational needs, members of a leading.... more
(11 April 2006 12:10)

High Court judge bans vague Asbos
An Asbo telling a 13-year-old to “not act in an antisocial manner” has been criticised by judges for being too vague following an appeal at the High.... more
(11 April 2006 12:06)

Practitioners reveal rough justice for young offenders
Young offenders are being punished more and helped less despite their often deprived backgrounds, according to a new two-year study into the youth.... more
(11 April 2006 12:05)

TUESDAY 11 APRIL 2006
Care homes accused of failing the dying more
(11 April 2006 09:33)

Social workers may face conflict
Children’s social workers could be required to commission medical assessments when there is a dispute over the age of asylum-seeking young people,.... more
(06 April 2006 00:00)

Wiltshire services in jeopardy
Services for vulnerable people across Wiltshire have been put in jeopardy after an 11th-hour decision by two indebted primary care trusts to withdraw.... more
(06 April 2006 00:00)

First outreach project for trafficked women set up
The first national outreach service for women trafficked to the UK into prostitution is to be established, Home Office minister Paul Goggins has.... more
(10 April 2006 00:00)

England's most disadvantaged youngsters to be targeted with sport
Young people living in some of England’s most disadvantaged communities will be given expert football coaching and training facilities from.... more
(10 April 2006 00:00)

Local government workers strike over pensions
More than one million local government workers went on strike on 28 March in defence of their pensions. more
(05 April 2006 09:00)

Older people receive poor end-of-life care
Older people receive worse end-of-life care than younger patients while staff feel insufficiently trained to meet their needs and health.... more
(12 April 2006 00:00)

Mental health system often fails to meet the needs of patients and carers
Too many people with mental health problems get better in spite of mental health hospitals rather than because of them, according to a new book by.... more
(10 April 2006 00:00)

Professionals free to exercise discretion over sexually active children
Local safeguarding children’s boards must ensure their protocols on professionals sharing information about sexually active young people reflect new.... more
(10 April 2006 14:07)

MONDAY 10 APRIL 2006
Public sector jobs at record six million under Labour more
(10 April 2006 10:24)

Government sets out maths and English targets for toddlers
Toddlers in England could have their literacy and numeracy skills monitored under plans for an early years curriculum published by the government.... more
(06 April 2006 17:24)

Welsh assessments provoke unions ire
Trade unions are furious at the way the unified assessment process has been introduced in Wales. more
(05 April 2006 08:54)

Degree fees will deter students say social workers
English social work students starting degrees this autumn will leave with extra debts of £3,000 because of the imposition of tuition fees. more
(05 April 2006 08:59)