Articles by Date : May 01 2000 - May 31 2000

Kent reaches settlement out-of-court
Kent Council has reached an out-of-court settlement with a mother who challenged the authority for failing to meet her disabled daughter's.... more
(19 May 2000 00:00)

Police accused of using "excessive restraint"
An inquest into the death of Glenn Howard, who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, returned a verdict of accidental death. more
(19 May 2000 00:00)

MPs hear evidence of female mutilation
Female genital mutilation will be the subject of a two-day hearing at the House of Commons by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population,.... more
(19 May 2000 00:00)

Private care homes want compensation
Private care home owners are claiming that under the Human Rights Act 1998 the government could be forced to pay them compensation if they are left.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Mind survey reveals deep distrust of justice system
A rapist was allowed to continue preying on women after a case against him was dropped when it was discovered his victim had mental health.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Social Welfare and Social Value: The Role of Caring Professions
Richard Hugman Macmillan £45.00 (Hardback) £14.99 (Paperback) ISBN 0 333 64573 1 (Hbk) ISBN 0 333 64574 X (Pbk) Richard.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

A Guide to Setting Up and Evaluating Programmes for Young Offenders
Simon Merrington Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency £10. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Innovations in Advocacy and Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Edited by Linda Ward Lisieux Hall £15. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Prvate care homes want compensation
Private care home owners are claiming that under the Human Rights Act 1998 the government could be forced to pay them compensation if they are left.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Number of people harming themselves doubled
Three teenagers commit self-harm every hour, according to a new report by the Samaritans. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Ministers claim benefit take-up set to rise
Junior Social Security Minister Hugh Bayley has said a new system of sending out Benefits Agency staff to interview older people claiming.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Government told to produce HIV cash
The government has come under pressure to produce this year's promised funding for the national HIV and AIDS strategy. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

New initiative to tackle drug misuse
The Department of Health has launched a £2.4 million research programme into drug misuse. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

GP's urged to use new powers
GPs have been urged to make use of their new right to vote on proposals to convert primary care groups to trust status. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Primary care in Wales needs protection
Welsh Assembly leaders will be pressed to set up statutory bodies to protect primary care in the principality. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Social work reorganises around criminal justice
Social work in Scotland is to re-organise into larger groupings to manage and deliver criminal justice services Jim Wallace, justice minister, has.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Ministers under fire for consultation u-turn
Ministers are facing criticism for only visiting pro-government doctors during the consultation of all NHS staff. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Alliance calls for action from chancellor
Chancellor Gordon Brown has been urged to provide sufficient funds to back the government's commitment to tackle the £19 billion repair.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Minister unveils changes to support vulnerable people
Housing minister Nick Raynsford has announced that funding for support services under the Supporting People programme will shift from central to.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Scots in social housing suffer most illness
New government research shows that the proportion of people who are unwell is higher in social housing than other sectors. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

New schemes ignore needs of older people
Regeneration schemes are not accounting for the concerns of older people Age Concern argues. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Northern star for the brain-injured
Colin Hedley, the new chief executive of the Disabilities Trust, has succeeded in diverting more funds and attention to the treatment of brain.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

The meanness of means tests
WELFARE RIGHTSFor Neil Bateman the poverty trap, where people who have gained work see their standard of living remain low as they lose their.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Staff cuts criticised at privatised homes
Care workers and relatives have criticised staffing cuts in three residential homes in the London Borough of Wandsworth after privatisation in.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

Standard bearer
While the charities which campaign on long-term care provision are united in their demands for national standards and inspection, of the main.... more
(22 May 2000 00:00)

The Fragmenting Family: Does It Matter?
John Haskey, Kathleen Kiernan and Patricia Morgan Editor: Miriam E. David Institute of Economic Affairs £7. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Poverty: A Persistent Global Reality
Edited by John Dixon and David Macarov Routledge £15.99 ISBN 0 415 14682 8 It was said of Professor Peter Townsend that, in the.... more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

My Son, My Son
Chester Anthony John Murray Publishers £15. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Risk Assessment in Social Care and Social Work
Edited by Professor Phyllida Parsloe Jessica Kingsley £15.95 ISBN 1 85302 689 1 "Risk" has become one of the topics of the moment. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Working with Children and Parents Through Separation and Divorce
Emilia Dowling and Gill Gorell Barnes Macmillan Press £12. more
(18 May 2000 00:00)

Getting past the gatekeeper
For legal reasons it is difficult for a local authority to refuse anyone's request for a needs assessment, but some still try to keep this gateway.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Rights and wrongs
This October the Human Rights Act comes into force and public authorities who fail to meet its provisions could find themselves in the dock. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Bill will help carers of disabled children
Health minister John Hutton has promised government help to get Labour backbencher Tom Pendry's Carers and Disabled Children Bill on to the statute.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Students miss out on cash aid
Some social work students are unaware that they can claim bursaries to further their studies, says a leading social work school which has had to.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Income support shake-up may hit 'preserved rights' claimants
Government plans to scrap top-up benefits for income support could put millions of pounds paid to claimants in independent residential and nursing.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

New care compact needed
New care compact needed The King's Fund has urged the government to introduce a new compact for care for older people. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Ruling due on after-care
Councils across England and Wales could face huge bills if four local authorities lose a high court appeal next week. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Community Care relaunches website
Community Care relaunches website Community Care has relaunched its website to provide an enhanced service which is easier to use for.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

'Cambridge two' group calls for law change
'Cambridge two' group calls for law change Two charity workers jailed for allowing drug dealing in the homeless centre where they worked.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Lottery cash for child care
The New Opportunities Fund, which distributes National Lottery money to health, education and environment projects across the UK, has awarded more.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

North Somerset must place disabled man
A high court judge issued an injunction against North Somerset Council last week to ensure that a severely disabled man is placed in residential.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Commission seeks views on access
The Disability Rights Commission has urged disability organisations and businesses to make the most of anti-discrimination legislation by.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

New Deal needs cash injection
Plans to get disabled people into work will fail without adequate funds, disability charity Scope warned after a government seminar last week on.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Standards vary widely
Local authority children's services are delivering good quality services, according to the Social Services Inspectorate. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Cambridge plans support for care leavers
Cambridgeshire Council is to develop a range of partnerships with careers, education, housing, and health care providers to ensure that young care.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Care plans ignore housing needs
Housing issues affecting older people are generally ignored in community care plans, a study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows. more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Practice emphasis welcomed
A revised version of new standards for university social work courses has been welcomed by social work organisations for placing more emphasis on.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Charges scandal revealed
Charges scandal revealed One in three local authorities levy home care charges which leave some service users with less money than.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Charity claims that services are failing blind people in Scotland
Social work services are failing visually impaired people, according to the Royal National Institute for the Blind's first comprehensive study.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)

Mental health services may have to rely on unqualified staff
A member of the government's workforce action team has given the clearest indication to date that professionally unqualified staff may be the.... more
(17 May 2000 00:00)