Articles by Date : April 01 2007 - April 30 2007

John Cossham helps make your life greener
Our green guru John Cossham explains how a sawdust toilet inspired him to reduce his carbon footprint. more
(26 April 2007 00:38)

Stress-busting in Milan
Julie Murphy gets value for money in the Italian city more
(26 April 2007 00:23)

Research on practitioners' assessments of disabled adults
Every week a leading academic assesses the relevance of influential research. Here, Bob Hudson runs the rule over research concerning practitioners'.... more
(26 April 2007 00:18)

On the move
Children's charity Coram Family has appointed educational psychologist and child protection specialist Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent as director of.... more
(26 April 2007 00:38)

Diary A lighter take on the working week.
A consultant practitioner in mental health writes more
(26 April 2007 00:33)

Worcestershire Council pays out £90,000 to social worker left unable to work following injury
A residential social worker has received £90,000 from Worcestershire Council in an out of court settlement, after being left unable to work following.... more
(25 April 2007 16:24)

The Mental Health Bill: How proper support will make compulsory treatment orders unnecessary
As MPs discuss the Mental Health Bill, Mark Hunter considers the implications of introducing compulsory community treatment orders more
(26 April 2007 00:37)

Assistive technology projects to help elderly people and those with dementia
Graham Hopkins considers new ways of using assistive technology to help transform lives more
(26 April 2007 00:20)

Social workers speak: Community Care's 2007 survey results
To coincide with our new-look magazine and website, Community Care surveyed more than 1,000 social workers to find out about their working lives,.... more
(25 April 2007 14:43)

Research abstracts: young carers
AUTHOR: BARNARDO’S TITLE: Keeping the family in mind: a briefing on young carers whose parents have mental health problems ABSTRACT: In the.... more
(26 April 2007 00:18)

How to support young carers
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence puts forward research findings in a specific field more
(26 April 2007 00:05)

Nominations open for Skills for Care Accolades
Nominations have opened for the 2007 Skills for Care Accolades, the annual awards for workforce development best practice in the sector. more
(25 April 2007 14:04)

The Risk Factor: A therapeutic school helps a neglected, traumatised boy rediscover his identity
A young, neglected boy who has had several traumatic experiences and a history of failed foster placements arrives at a therapeutic school headed by.... more
(26 April 2007 00:52)

Everything you need to know about...
Commissioning more
(26 April 2007 00:38)

Northamptonshire local authority children’s home to close
St John’s secure unit in Northamptonshire is to close due to a lack of referrals, Northamptonshire county council has said. more
(25 April 2007 12:28)

Front Line Focus: Could it happen here?
Whatever the lessons are of the Virginia university massacre, they will not easily be transported to the UK, writes Helen Bonnick more
(26 April 2007 00:33)

Opinion: 'Little platoons' march on
Government's top-down attempts to reduce poverty are failing - we should look to small, local projects, writes Iain Duncan Smith more
(26 April 2007 00:29)

Fresh new look and approach for Community Care
Your Community Care this week will have a fresh new look and approach. more
(23 April 2007 10:41)

Editorial comment: A positive new approach
As you've probably guessed by now, this week we unveil a redesigned Community Care. The magazine has gained a fresh new look, and fresh new approach. more
(26 April 2007 00:36)

Two-tier system fear for GP-style practices
Plans for councils to contract out services for looked-after children to new GP-style practices received "a mixed reaction" with fears raised about.... more
(26 April 2007 00:35)

Demand for under-18s to have veto on leaving care
Consultation underlines mood for raising age as government paves way for white paper more
(26 April 2007 00:25)

One in five ‘will need long-term care in old age’
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(25 April 2007 10:10)

Survey 07 Results
To coincide with our new-look magazine and website, Community Care surveyed more than 1,000 social workers to find out about their working lives,.... more
(26 April 2007 00:55)

Violence against children in custody under scrutiny
The Howard League for Penal Reform is beginning a major European research project on violence towards children in custody. more
(25 April 2007 09:55)

Caring Choices coalition ups the pressure on government to reform long-term care
The care system for older people is not sustainable and must be reformed, a 15-strong coalition of social care and health organisations warns today. more
(25 April 2007 08:45)

Young people remanded to adult prisons as Feltham pressures rise
Young people on remand are being moved out of Feltham young offender institution into adult prisons because of a shortage of places at the.... more
(24 April 2007 08:44)

Bill to prevent forced marriage personally backed by Tony Blair
Tony Blair has personally backed a private member’s bill seeking to prevent forced marriage and it now looks set to become law. more
(24 April 2007 16:33)

Bill could end 'postcode lottery' in disabled services
A private members bill which would give disabled people the right not to be placed in residential care against their will completed its legislative.... more
(25 April 2007 16:20)

Social worker to face conduct hearing over child restraint allegations
A social worker who allegedly physically restrained a child on two occasions will come before the General Social Care Council at a conduct hearing at.... more
(24 April 2007 15:50)

Commission for Social Care Inspection launches new website for care professionals
The Commission for Social Care Inspection has launched a new website targeted at people who work in the sector. more
(24 April 2007 15:25)

Drug charities call on government to focus on social exclusion and public health
Tackling poverty and social exclusion should be “at the heart” of UK drug policy along with public health and harm reduction, a new drug charity.... more
(24 April 2007 14:46)

MPs urge Gordon Brown to eradicate extreme poverty among families
Chancellor Gordon Brown should consider lifting all families above 40 per cent of median income, the Treasury select committee said yesterday. more
(24 April 2007 14:13)

One in six care leavers in “unsafe” accommodation, young people’s charity Rainer says
Almost one in six young people leaving care are placed in unsuitable and sometimes unsafe accommodation, according to a report published today. more
(23 April 2007 11:48)

Rise in poverty worse than stated
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(24 April 2007 09:41)

Peers reject EU role in mental health service standards
There is a key role for the European Union in promoting mental health but this should not extend to setting minimum pan-EU standards for services, a.... more
(24 April 2007 08:22)

Unison members at Quarriers to strike this week
Unison members working for Quarriers, one of Scotland’s biggest social care charities, have confirmed they will strike on Wednesday. more
(23 April 2007 08:15)

Older people’s human rights neglected, directors of adult social services tell parliamentary inquiry
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has called for greater attention to be paid to the human rights of older people in social care.... more
(24 April 2007 08:13)

Autistic children from ethnic minorities face 'double discrimination', claims National Autistic Society
Nearly a quarter of autistic children from black and minority ethnic communities have been excluded from school and face “double discrimination” in.... more
(19 April 2007 14:05)

Drug treatment numbers double but class A drug use on the rise
The number of people receiving drug treatment services in England doubled from 1998-9 to 2005-6, figures out today show. more
(23 April 2007 11:51)

Debate human rights, gangs & guns and more
Social care professionals will gather next month to share best practice and debate sector issues at Community Care Live in London. more
(23 April 2007 11:41)

Children at risk of losing protection in “secure” children’s homes, Commission for Social Care Inspection warns councils
The social services chief inspector has written to councils warning them to end the practice of placing young people in children’s homes being run as.... more
(23 April 2007 10:05)

Children taken away from mother who filmed them fighting
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from the Monday and weekend papers. more
(23 April 2007 09:47)

Careleavers Reunited website celebrates 2,000 members
A website that brings together adults who were in care as children and claims to be the only one of its kind in the world, now has 2,000 members. more
(23 April 2007 09:35)

In the Spotlight
with NSPCC chief executive Mary Marsh more
(12 April 2007 09:25)

Your chance to set the really tough questions at Community Care Live
Six of social care's biggest names will lock horns in London on 16 May in the annual Question Time at Community Care Live - and you can set the terms.... more
(19 April 2007 07:20)

Coming up this week in social care
In parliament on Monday, the Mental Health Bill will be debated by MPs in committee in the House of Commons, while the joint committee on human.... more
(22 April 2007 01:37)

Legislation needed for protection of vulnerable adults, Action on Elder Abuse says
Protection of vulnerable adults must be raised to the same legal status as child protection, charity Action on Elder Abuse has said. more
(20 April 2007 14:03)

Mental health tsar Louis Appleby seeks funding bids on curbing mixed-sex settings
The Department of Health is seeking funding bids from mental health trusts for a £30m pot to improve inpatient safety, with priority given to ending.... more
(20 April 2007 12:51)

NHS staff could lose out on pay and pensions in social enterprises, Amicus warns
NHS staff moving to social enterprises risk losing the pay and conditions they have under the NHS, Amicus more
(20 April 2007 11:10)

Mother blames verbal bullying for death of her son, inquest hears
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(20 April 2007 10:28)